Small Angels
'A twisting gothic tale of darkness, intrigue, heartbreak and revenge' Jennifer Saint
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Publisher Description
'A twisting gothic tale of darkness, intrigue, heartbreak and revenge' Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE
'This story of bewitchment and revenge weaves a spell over you, and won't quite let go' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of PANDORA
'Stunning. Perfect for lovers of folklore and gothic fiction' Elizabeth Lee, author of CUNNING WOMEN
'This book will haunt and bewitch you' AJ Gnuse, author of GIRL IN THE WALLS
'Read this book. Pre-order it, read it, scream about it. It's gripped me and it won't let me go' 5* Reader Review
*A Good Reads Choice Nominee (Horror)*
When Chloe turns the key to Small Angels, the church nestled at the edge of Mockbeggar Woods where she is to be married, she is braced for cobwebs and dust. What she doesn't expect are the villagers' concerned faces, her fiancé's remoteness, or the nagging voice in her head that whispers to her of fears she didn't even know she had.
Something in the woods is beginning to stir, to creep closer to the sleeping houses. Something that should have been banished long ago.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With a flair for dramatic atmospherics, Owen (The Quick) offers a creepy, richly detailed, but slow-moving tale of the paranormal encroaching on a contemporary small town. Chloe and Sam are getting married in Sam's hometown, a tiny British village home to the even tinier Small Angels chapel and the eerie Mockbeggar woods. Kate, Sam's sister, is loath to return for the wedding to the site of the worst tragedies of her past. Local legends abound about both the woods and the strange Gonnes family, who live on a farm at the treeline. Kate, who befriended the four Gonnes daughters as a teen—and fell in love with Lucia, the youngest and most otherworldly—knows the legends to be all too true. As the wedding draws closer and the darkness from the woods seeps into everyone's souls, Kate must appease the spirits in the woods and make peace with her past. Kate's role in this world feels murky for too long before her purpose snaps into place, making for a slow start, and though each of the individual threads is well crafted, Owen doesn't manage to braid them all together. Still, the characters engage and provoke readers in the best of ways. Fans of small-town horror should check this out.
