This book started out as very interesting to me and I am close to the same age as the characters in this book, so I could feel myself there at the concert with them, enjoying me some 90's music. What fun that would have been, until it was not...
A group of 6 friends then spend the weekend camping out at this music festival. Something scary and tragic happens that leaves the group not talking to one another. They are not given a choice when something happens to one of their own and they must face their demons after a year of being apart and not talking much.
Then the red candles keep showing up at all of their houses, and the lead character Matt swears it is the Candle Man, a local legendary serial killer who has been known to leave these as his trademark after he kills, so the level of excitement builds as each one is left wondering who is next. From here, it takes on an undeniable "I Know What You Did Last Summer" vibe.
I won't ruin it by solving this mystery for you, but the ending was absolutely perfect and left off where there could be another sequel to this book. I cannot wait to find out!
A group of 6 friends then spend the weekend camping out at this music festival. Something scary and tragic happens that leaves the group not talking to one another. They are not given a choice when something happens to one of their own and they must face their demons after a year of being apart and not talking much.
Then the red candles keep showing up at all of their houses, and the lead character Matt swears it is the Candle Man, a local legendary serial killer who has been known to leave these as his trademark after he kills, so the level of excitement builds as each one is left wondering who is next. From here, it takes on an undeniable "I Know What You Did Last Summer" vibe.
I won't ruin it by solving this mystery for you, but the ending was absolutely perfect and left off where there could be another sequel to this book. I cannot wait to find out!
Liverpool. 2015 with Flashbacks to 1992 which tell how the six friends met. Matt is the narrator. He asks his friends to attend a revival of 90's music festival in the countryside. Matt brings Alexander, Stuart is with Michelle and Chris is with Nicole. They hear a scream in the middle of the night and find Stuart being attacked by a man. They killed the stranger and covered it up. They didn't know their victim was a serial killer. The six promise each other they would not tell anyone about the body they buried. A year later, the pact has been broken. And the killing has started again. They start to think the killer has a partner and is coming after each of them.
This is a standalone thriller about The Candle Man who is a serial killer. It's a chilling book which is hard-to-put-down with a shocking ending I didn't see coming. The characters are unique and the plot is dark. I'm looking forward to reading more books by Veste as I do like his writing style. I would highly recommend this book to those who love thrillers. I would like to thank NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for a free copy for an honest review.
This is a standalone thriller about The Candle Man who is a serial killer. It's a chilling book which is hard-to-put-down with a shocking ending I didn't see coming. The characters are unique and the plot is dark. I'm looking forward to reading more books by Veste as I do like his writing style. I would highly recommend this book to those who love thrillers. I would like to thank NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for a free copy for an honest review.
