The Easton family has just moved into their new fixer-upper, a beautiful old house that they bought at a steal, and Alice, the youngest of the family, is excited to explore the strange, new place. Her excitement turns to growing dread as she discovers a picture hidden under the old wallpaper, a child's drawing of a family just like hers. Soon after, members of the family begin to disappear, each victim marked on the child's drawing with a dark black X. It's up to her to unlock the grim mystery of the house before she ...
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The Easton family has just moved into their new fixer-upper, a beautiful old house that they bought at a steal, and Alice, the youngest of the family, is excited to explore the strange, new place. Her excitement turns to growing dread as she discovers a picture hidden under the old wallpaper, a child's drawing of a family just like hers. Soon after, members of the family begin to disappear, each victim marked on the child's drawing with a dark black X. It's up to her to unlock the grim mystery of the house before she becomes the next victim. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
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One by One is a fairly standard haunted house horror story. We follow a young girl, Alice as her parents uproot her from her childhood home to an old building with hidden charms that comes at a suspiciously low price. There are spooky noises in the night, a mysterious diary, rooms with secrets, a snow storm to block them in and then family members start to go missing. There's nothing really earth shaking or new about the plot but it's a solid story and kept my attention all the way through. It's quite a quick read - I managed to finish it in a day and it kept me hooked throughout although I must admit I didn't exactly feel scared at any point during the book. I liked the twist at the end although I did see it coming before the reveal.
The main character of Alice felt a lot older than her age of 10, and her brother Dean also seemed older than 14 - the way he spoke to his parents (and the fact they allowed him to behave that way!) didn't feel realistic for someone so young. I think overall I would have liked a little more backstory on Mary's family - the diary entries that gave us a glimpse into her life just felt a little too brief and vague to draw me into her story. Although I enjoyed the twist, I felt that actually it threw up a few plot holes to the more 'horror' elements of the story with hindsight.
Overall One by One is a fast paced read, but one that it is perhaps not wise to peer too deeply into. Thank you to NetGalley & Flame Tree Press for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
