Love, love, love this book! Can't wait for the movie!
Thank you so much Bookish First for my advanced reading copy!
LITTLE DARLINGS isn’t your typical psychological thriller that we all enjoy reading - this is a full-blown horror story. The explicit descriptions of the extreme physical and mental suffering the main character, Lauren, endured giving birth to twin boys and then caring for the babies after the birth caused me so much anxiety, I wished I had some Xanax.
As the story progresses, Lauren’s entire experience with motherhood is nothing but complete torture - enough to drive anyone over the edge. As if reading about someone being driven to the brink of insanity isn’t terrifying enough, add some supernatural, Grimms’ fairy-tale-esque elements to the story in the form of a creepy stalker who reeks of fish, leaves slithering silverfish in her wake and has twin eel-like creatures in a basket that can talk, and I wasn’t only anxiety-ridden, I was completely traumatized! (And also very, very grateful I can read about such dreadful misery and not actually live it.)
This book will definitely not be for everyone. Reading this story will make your pulse race and your stomach flip at times, but you will keep turning the pages. It is one of the most dark, disturbing books I have ever read, and I absolutely loved it! I highly recommend it to anyone who loves thrillers, mysteries, horror stories, and adult fairy tales. I can't wait to see the movie!
LITTLE DARLINGS isn’t your typical psychological thriller that we all enjoy reading - this is a full-blown horror story. The explicit descriptions of the extreme physical and mental suffering the main character, Lauren, endured giving birth to twin boys and then caring for the babies after the birth caused me so much anxiety, I wished I had some Xanax.
As the story progresses, Lauren’s entire experience with motherhood is nothing but complete torture - enough to drive anyone over the edge. As if reading about someone being driven to the brink of insanity isn’t terrifying enough, add some supernatural, Grimms’ fairy-tale-esque elements to the story in the form of a creepy stalker who reeks of fish, leaves slithering silverfish in her wake and has twin eel-like creatures in a basket that can talk, and I wasn’t only anxiety-ridden, I was completely traumatized! (And also very, very grateful I can read about such dreadful misery and not actually live it.)
This book will definitely not be for everyone. Reading this story will make your pulse race and your stomach flip at times, but you will keep turning the pages. It is one of the most dark, disturbing books I have ever read, and I absolutely loved it! I highly recommend it to anyone who loves thrillers, mysteries, horror stories, and adult fairy tales. I can't wait to see the movie!