Book Info
Name of Book : The Girl in the Corn
Author : Jason Offutt
Publisher : Camcat Books
Publication Date : 11 January, 2022
No. of Pages : 247
Format : E Book
Why did I choose the book?
The Girl in the Corn by Jason Offutt was available on Edelweiss in exchange of a review. The blurb was attractive and interesting, so requested it to read.
Where to get the book?
The Girl in the Corn by Jason Offutt will be available on Amazon after its release :
Author Introduction
Jason Offutt writes books. This is infinitely better than what his father trained him to do, which was to drink beer and shout at the television. He is best known for science fiction, such as his end-of-the-world zombie novel Bad Day for the Apocalypse (a curious work that doesn’t include zombies), his paranormal non-fiction like Chasing American Monsters (that does), and his book of humor How to Kill Monsters Using Common Household Objects. He teaches university journalism, cooks for his family, and wastes much of his writing time trying to keep the cat off his lap. You can find more about Jason at his website, www.jasonoffutt.com. There are no pictures of his cat Gary, and it serves him right.
Blurb
Beware of what lurks in the corn.
Fairies don't exist. At least that's what Thomas Cavanaugh's parents say. But the events of that one night, when he follows a fairy into the cornfield on his parents' farm, prove them wrong. What seems like a destructive explosion was, Thomas knows, an encounter with Dauðr, a force that threatens to destroy the fairy's world and his sanity.
Years later, after a troubled childhood and a series of dead-end jobs, he is still haunted by what he saw that night. One day he crosses paths with a beautiful young woman and a troubled young man, soon realizing that he first met them as a kid while under psychiatric care after his encounters in the cornfield. Has fate brought them together? Are they meant to join forces to save the fairy's world and their own? Or is one of them not who they claim to be?
My Opinion
If you want to start your year with a good psychological horror, then the book The Girl in the Corn by Jason Offutt would be the best book to start with. With a hellishly creepy and disturbing plot, the book sets itself apart from other horror novels. An amazing start and climax makes it more riveting. The plot hooks you up from the beginning and grips to the end. Although I felt that the plot is going somewhere else in the middle, but soon it was on its track. I would say, a good way to start 2022.
Definitely, I would award 4 stars to the book. Thanks to Edelweiss for providing me an opportunity to read and review the book.
Character Portrayal
According to me, Bobby is the most enthralling character of The Girl in the Corn by Jason Offutt. Others are also good but Bobby's character is the true representation of the book.
Narrative Style
The Girl in the Corn by Jason Offutt is a single POV narration. The language is simple and easy to understand.
Ratings
- Recommendation ------------- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Cover --------------------------- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Climax ------------------------- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Plot ----------------------------- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Characters --------------------- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Narration ---------------------- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
1 Comments
This sounds like quite the thrilling book to read -- I will have to add it to my reading list!
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