Lynnwood

by Julianne Snow:

Expected Date of Release: June 17th, 2013

About the Book:

Who wouldn’t want to live in an idyllic village in the English countryside like Lynnwood? With its charming pub, old dairy, friendly vicar, gurgling brooks, and its old paths with memories of simpler times.

But behind the conventional appearance of Lynnwood’s villagers, only two sorts of people crawl out of the woodwork: those who hunt and those who are prey. Visitors are watched by an entity between the trees where the Dark Ages have endured to the twenty-first century. Families who have lived behind stone walls and twitching curtains know that the gusts of wind blowing through the nearby alluring Forest bring with them a stench of delightful hunger only Lynnwood can appease.

My Review:

I was offered the opportunity to read Lynnwood by Thomas Brown before it is released to the public in June. He was very clear with me in the beginning; he wanted to hear my true and actual thoughts on his debut novel. Having read other pieces by Thomas before, I jumped at the chance, hoping that I would like this one just as much. I was certainly not disappointed.

Lynnwood is a beautifully crafted tale of horror that skulks in a picturesque village in English. Brown paints a veritable picture with his words and draws you ever deeper into the story that he masterfully weaves around you. It’s such a well written tale of endangerment that by the end, you’re left floundering for figurative air.

Brown’s prose is full of rich description and I personally loved the layers within the story that simply folded themselves around you. At times, his writing has a purely cinematic feel and it helped to build the atmosphere of impending and ultimate doom for the villagers. Character development was spot on and I admit to feeling badly when something would happen to one of them.

In all, Lynnwood is an amazing piece of prose and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a story to send a chill down their spines.

DarkMedia contributor Julianne Snow was first lulled into the horror genre by her parents during an ill-advised viewing of Alien when she was only 4 years old. Since that date, it’s been a given that Julianne will watch and read anything that is horror related. Her short fiction has appeared in anthologies from Sirens Call Publications and Open Casket Press, as well as The Sirens Call and various other websites showcasing short fiction. She is the author of the Days with the Undead series, which can be found on her website dayswiththeundead.com. Her first novel, Days with the Undead: Book One was published in early 2012 and is based on her popular web serial. Find her on Twitter @CdnZmbiRytr.