I used to read a lot of horror but that was quite a long time ago so reviewing a new horror novel was aq lot of fun for me. This work struck me as quite original in conception and well executed.

The first part sets up our monster very cleverly without revealing much save the danger she poses and could easily stand alone as a short story.

The rest of the book gradually unpacks some of what happened in the first part and brings us our main protagonist who is NOT our monster. Slowly and ominously the true nature of what we are reading unfolds and the tension mounts. There are genuine moments of shock and even revulsion until the tale somehow morphs into the world of fairytales. old school frightening fairy tales.
Mr Durgin has done the genre a service here and is one to watch. ( )