You Let Me in

by Camilla Bruce

'This might be the best book I've read all year' JOANNE HARRIS

'A glorious, pitch-black fairytale of a book' KIRSTY LOGAN, author of Things We Say in the Dark

'A feast of storytelling...lingers long after the last morsel's been consumed' SAM LLOYD, author of The Memory Wood

'Brutal and beguiling story of love and revenge' LUCIE McKNIGHT HARDY, author of Water Shall Refuse Them

'Lascivious and bloody' JAMES LOVEGROVE in the Financial Times

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 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 trying to make sense of a damaged life lived in the shadows . . .

But which story is true?

Unsettling yet unputdownable, You Let Me In dares to cross the boundary between reality and somewhere else entirely . . .
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What readers are saying...

'I loved this book, was blown away by it'
'I would certainly read more from this author'
'Unexpected, thrilling and darkly twisted'
'I found myself thinking about it for several days afterwards'
'The writing was just sensational'
'An impressive debut'
'I would love to see Guillermo del Toro make a movie based on this story'

• ISBN10: 1250302048
• ISBN13: 9781250302045
• Publish Date: 21 April 2020 (first published 1 January 1999)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 256
• 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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