You Let Me In: The acclaimed, unsettling novel of haunted love, revenge and the nature of truth

by Camilla Bruce

'By the end of the third page I was not only hooked, but beginning to think that this might be the best book I'd read all year.' Joanne Harris

'I wanted someone to know, you see. To know my truth, now that I am gone. How everything and none of it happened.'

Everyone knew bestselling novelist Cassandra Tipp had twice got away with murder.

Even her family were convinced of her guilt.

So when she disappears, leaving only a long letter behind, they can but suspect that her conscience finally killed her.

But the letter is not what anyone expected. It tells two chilling, darkly disturbing stories. One is a story of bloody nights and magical gifts, of children lost to the woods, of husbands made from twigs and leaves and feathers and bones . . .

The other is the story of a little girl who was cruelly treated and grew up crooked in the shadows . . .

But which story is true? And where is Cassie now?

• ISBN10: 1787633160
• ISBN13: 9781787633162
• Publish Date: 5 March 2020 (first published 1 January 1999)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 17 December 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Bantam Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Summary:

If you heard the rumors of a reclusive and eccentric author’s death, you’d probably believe them, right? Would your opinion change if you heard that there was no body to be found? Just her final manuscript.

Cassandra Tripp may be dead, but her words linger. She has one final story to tell, but reading it is expensive. Reading it will tell the world who she was trying to protect and what really happened…could you resist?

Review:

You Let Me In is such an atmospheric read; I’d suggest checking it out for that reason alone! But seriously, this was an interesting novel, to put it lightly. It’s dark and twisted in ways I didn’t expect (even the title and description didn’t prepare me!).

I love the blending of the real world with this creepy fantasy world. It’s what you would imagine a fairytale world would look like if the Brothers Grimm (or something similar) got their hands on it.

You Let Me In will bend your mind in a mostly good way. I can promise you that you won’t forget about it anytime soon.

Highlights:
Paranormal Thriller
Fantasy & Horror
Magical Realism

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