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""Strong, convincing characters and great atmosphere. Bleak and compelling, this unusual mixture of grubby social realism with folklore and superstition stands out from the crowd." --"Times
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Jack finished university three years ago, but he’s still stuck in a dead-end job in a sinister call-centre in Manchester. When the beautiful (and rich) Jennifer comes into his life he thinks he has finally found his ticket out of there. Trouble is that his boss is interested in Jennifer as well, and there’s something strangely bestial about him... So when Jennifer buys Fell House, a mysterious old mansion out in remote Cumbria, a house party on a legendary scale seems like the perfect escape. But as the party spins out of control on a seemingly neverending night, they must face up to the terrifying possibility that not all their guests may be human - and some of them want to feed. An astonishing and innovative blend of horror, folktale and disturbing realism, The Leaping is the first instalment in what is shaping up to be a genre-defining series.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been better.,
By Mandy (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Leaping (Paperback)
I rarely read the author biography in a book until I've finished it; but 15 pages into The Leaping I flicked back to find out how old Tom Fletcher was! I'm not exactly ancient myself, but there was a definite quality to the writing in Part One of the novel that I found immature - not in content, but in style - a kind of tendency to write for writing's sake rather than actually progress the story at a consistent rate. The result is rather too much unecessary exposition in the first third of the book which could have benefitted from a more draconian edit. However, when Fletcher does get to the horror, it's really quite good and the book takes on a pace and rhythm that keeps you reading.Would I buy another Tom Fletcher on the strength of this? No, probably not, but that doesn't mean this author won't be turning out some really good horror in a few years time.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Elements of genius,
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This review is from: The Leaping (Paperback)
The first thing I noticed about this book was the style of writing the author uses which is unique but quite frankly irritating. The first 150 pages or so give little to entice you into the plot or develop a bond with any of the characters which left me wanting to give up on the book altogether. But once you stick with it you begin to see some of the finer points. The truly dark atmosphere that Tom Fletcher can produce does keep this story going and towards the end things do get much better, all of a sudden the characters gell together and the plot starts to unravel itself.Not the most thrilling read ever but certainly worth a look if you're trying to find a different style of horror writing
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Still undecided ...,
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This review is from: The Leaping (Paperback)
This is a toughy. I'm a massive fan of scary fiction and all things supernatural and whilst browsing Amazon for my monthly book buy The Leaping kept popping up as a recommended read so I decided to give it a try.I agree with some of the earlier reviews - weirdly, I found the first half of the book far more sinister and chilling than the second half of the book (when all the action kicks off). I think this in part is due to the super-scary-menacing character that is Kenny. He raises your hackles and starts you wondering about what lies ahead. I too found the split narrative between two characters (Jack and Francis) a bit confusing at the start but once you're in the rhythm it flows quite well. I particulalrly liked the style of writing Tom Fletcher's adopted - its clever and a bit different to what I've encountered before which is always refreshing. What I totally didn't like about the book was all the mythical nonsense ... maybe I should have paid more attention to the blurb before hitting 'buy'! I won't repeat what others have written but all the hobbit-style werewolfing stuff just wasn't for me. Throughout the book I got the sense that this was a nearly-there draft. I felt that it perhaps needed re-visiting to really draw out the terror felt by these characters and to delve far deeper into all the back stories involved in this book. I love to be drawn in to a book so completely that it stays with me afterwards and I just didn't get it with this. If Jack and Jenny decided to take a holiday in Chapter One and never came back - would I have cared? No not really. Jenny got on my nerves and we sort of skim over really quickly how Fell House became what it was and its connection with the leaping ... as it forms such a substantial part of the book (not least the title) I really needed to know a whole lot more. I wanted the history and the malevolence and the links with the village. I mean what on earth did the people down the valley think was going on up there and as for the blob mountain in the barn - didn't anyone care? It was all a bit too 'convenient' ... It wasn't a bad read but it isn't a brilliant read. I stuck with it to the end (which is rushed and unexplained) and I'm not sure if the extract from the next Tom Fletcher instalment (at the back of the book) will have me reaching for the pre-buy button...
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