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Summary: Great, great book
Review: Being a huge fan of Richie Tankersley Cusick's young adult books, I was so excited to hear she had some adult ones. And I was so not disappointed when I finally got to read this. It's a great blend of dark, supernatural drama and horror. I really wish RTC would write some more adult books like this!
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Summary: A great book for 17 and up
Review: I found this book in the Young Adult section of my library, but when I started reading it, I wondered why it was there, because it seemed like it was more for an older audience. The main characters in the story are adults (not old, though), and it wasn't written like many of the other books I have read by Richie Tankersley Cusick. However, I found myself getting into the story and really liking it, even though it didn't have romance in it (at first). This book is actually creepy and gory (somewhat), and scary, and a little sad.
The main character, whose husband and son died, and she is still really sad about it, for some reason is at a farmhouse in the Ozarks in the middle of nowhere (I think she crashed her car)with a strange family. The little six-year-old girl can tell the future, a young boy is treated terribly by his mother for no reason (when you find out the reason, you'll be very surprised!), and the father seems controlling. Every year the family makes scarecrows, but he orders them all to be burned at the end of the year, which the main character finds very strange. There is also the mother's sweet, much younger sister, who is very normal and wants to get out into the real world, where she has never been (the family really is cut off from all other people), but her sister forbids it. When it is time for all of the scarecrows to be burned, the younger sister hides hers and doesn't burn it, because she so desperately wants a guy friend.
The main character begins to really get freaked out when she realizes that the family does not want her to leave their home, and she knows she is in danger.
This book is very well written, with great detail. All of the elements are woven together neatly, and the ending will amaze you. All of the answers to why this family is so strange will reveal themselves. I strongly recommend this book, also if you have strong, um, morals (?) this might not be a good book for you.
Rating:
Summary: Great, great book
Review: I have read all of Dean Koontz and John Saul's books and am 34 years old - I read a used copy of Scarecrow and I couldn't sleep at night because it freaked me out so much! I felt really stupid when I went to the bookstore and asked why didn't they have this author's books and the guy said "you need to look in the young adult section". I am interested in buying some of Cusick's books, but I don't want anything too juvenile - if they are all as scary as Scarecrow, there won't be a problem! [....]
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Summary: The Scariest Book I Have Ever Read!!!!!!!!
Review: I have read all of Dean Koontz and John Saul's books and am 34 years old - I read a used copy of Scarecrow and I couldn't sleep at night because it freaked me out so much! I felt really stupid when I went to the bookstore and asked why didn't they have this author's books and the guy said "you need to look in the young adult section". I am interested in buying some of Cusick's books, but I don't want anything too juvenile - if they are all as scary as Scarecrow, there won't be a problem! [....]
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Summary: Scary Scarecrows
Review: I thought this was the best book I have ever read.You never know what is going to happen to them next!
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Summary: If you love Suspense & Horror you have to READ THIS BOOK!
Review: This book grabbed me from the start! The writer
takes you to the Ozarks and terrifies you! Pam just wants to go home. The Whittakers each have their own reasons for her to stay. Dead or Alive!
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Summary: If you love Suspense & Horror you have to READ THIS BOOK!
Review: This book grabbed me from the start! The writer
takes you to the Ozarks and terrifies you! Pam just wants to go home. The Whittakers each have their own reasons for her to stay. Dead or Alive!
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Summary: Never What you Would Expect
Review: This is a tale for all time. A true suspense novel that keeps you guessing until the very end and still surprises you is almost unheard of. This one may even give you nightmares.Pamela in stranded in the Ozarks for an unknow amount of time, but trust me, the sooner she is out of the place the better. Trying to find out what keeps her up at night in fear will probably keep you up at night out of fear as well.
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Summary: Never What you Would Expect
Review: This is a tale for all time. A true suspense novel that keeps you guessing until the very end and still surprises you is almost unheard of. This one may even give you nightmares. Pamela in stranded in the Ozarks for an unknow amount of time, but trust me, the sooner she is out of the place the better. Trying to find out what keeps her up at night in fear will probably keep you up at night out of fear as well.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is a VERY good book. Will keep you in suspense until the very end. I've read almost all of Tankersley's books, but this one shocked me the most.
The characters are well done and the storyline is fantastic. This book is a lot more mature than her other books. Anyone who likes anything else that she's written definitely needs to read this one.
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