Sing me to sleep by Chris Simms

[Jax14]

This horror/thriller is a fiction book aimed at adults.

Laura (an ex-professional ballerina) and her older husband Owen have moved out of the hustle and bustle of the city to a quiet country town and a house by the name of Lantern Cottage. Owen is a famous orchestral conductor and is busy prepping for a show, so daily leaving Laura at home by herself. When she starts hearing noises that sound like birdsong coming from the walls she starts questioning her reality. Human remains are unearthed near the cottage, and as more secrets are revealed about the previous occupants of the house, Laura is struggling to convince a skeptical husband that the strange happenings are not connected to her previous psychiatric break. Why can no-one else hear the noises or believe the physical clues she has found are not just made up by her? How far must she go to prove all is not normal in Lantern Cottage?

A good thriller with a supernatural element. Well written with a conclusion being fed to you oh so slowly. I enjoyed the way that Laura's character was written-you could feel her frustration at not being believed yet at the same time you start doubting her story yourself. Some questions are not answered when the big reveal happens and some character's stories are not fleshed out enough. While I enjoyed the book I can't really say I loved it as the story has been done before-albeit with a few changes. An afternoon's entertaining reading but not amazingly original.