3.5 stars
The book isn't perfect but man it was a page-turner! I couldn't get enough of this creepy story with messed-up characters. The story was inspired by the real-life Slender Man case in which two 12 year old girls stabbed their classmate claiming the fictional character made them do it.
In this book, Alice Hill was brutally attacked by twin girls when she was fourteen. The girls say Mister Tender convinced them to stab Alice. Mister Tender though is just a character in the graphic novels Alice's father has created. Soon after the stabbing, Alice moves to the United States for a fresh start. Years later, Alice has changed her name and has tried to forget her past but she finds out someone is watching her. It becomes quite obvious that someone knows all about her past and that person sure isn't going to let her forget it.
There's definitely a horror type aspect to the story that is in part because it was inspired by real life events and also because the author just does a good job in creating this creepy atmosphere. It feels weird to say this is an entertaining story because it is definitely is a disturbing tale but I was really into the whole mystery of who was watching Alice and why. At times I did question if certain actions were believable or not but in the end just decided to just go with it because the real life Slender Man case is so bizarre to begin with, I guess just about anything is possible. Overall, I was pleased this turned out to be a pretty decent read.
The book isn't perfect but man it was a page-turner! I couldn't get enough of this creepy story with messed-up characters. The story was inspired by the real-life Slender Man case in which two 12 year old girls stabbed their classmate claiming the fictional character made them do it.
In this book, Alice Hill was brutally attacked by twin girls when she was fourteen. The girls say Mister Tender convinced them to stab Alice. Mister Tender though is just a character in the graphic novels Alice's father has created. Soon after the stabbing, Alice moves to the United States for a fresh start. Years later, Alice has changed her name and has tried to forget her past but she finds out someone is watching her. It becomes quite obvious that someone knows all about her past and that person sure isn't going to let her forget it.
There's definitely a horror type aspect to the story that is in part because it was inspired by real life events and also because the author just does a good job in creating this creepy atmosphere. It feels weird to say this is an entertaining story because it is definitely is a disturbing tale but I was really into the whole mystery of who was watching Alice and why. At times I did question if certain actions were believable or not but in the end just decided to just go with it because the real life Slender Man case is so bizarre to begin with, I guess just about anything is possible. Overall, I was pleased this turned out to be a pretty decent read.