Sweetheart, Sweetheart

Rating:
Summary: Compelling suspense
Review: I first became interested in this writer because of this book. "Sweetheart, Sweetheart" is on several Best Horror Novel lists-and rightfully so. This author excels at building suspense slowly; he's not a thrill-a-minute writer. But you'll still be unable to put his books down. He's also very good at characterization, which modern horror writers (except for Steven King)tend to ignore; he really makes you care for his protagonists, which makes his books poignant as well as scary. This book has several interesting twists that I didn't see coming. His "Godsend" is also excellent and a must read if you're a fan (like me) of the "evil child" trope.

Rating:
Summary: Compelling suspense
Review: I first became interested in this writer because of this book. "Sweetheart, Sweetheart" is on several Best Horror Novel lists-and rightfully so. This author excels at building suspense slowly; he's not a thrill-a-minute writer. But you'll still be unable to put his books down. He's also very good at characterization, which modern horror writers (except for Steven King)tend to ignore; he really makes you care for his protagonists, which makes his books poignant as well as scary. This book has several interesting twists that I didn't see coming. His "Godsend" is also excellent and a must read if you're a fan (like me) of the "evil child" trope.

Rating:
Summary: Sweetheart Scares
Review: I first read this book in the summer of 1978. From the start I found it intriguing, and was so hooked by the story I read it in one afternoon! I've read it several times since then, and always smile when I see the 'clues' I outlined throughout the book.
I enjoyed the story so much that I wrote a letter to Mr. Taylor, sharing my enthusiasm for his book. He was kind enough to reply! Cool!

Rating:
Summary: Sweetheart Scares
Review: I first read this book in the summer of 1978. From the start I found it intriguing, and was so hooked by the story I read it in one afternoon! I've read it several times since then, and always smile when I see the 'clues' I outlined throughout the book.
I enjoyed the story so much that I wrote a letter to Mr. Taylor, sharing my enthusiasm for his book. He was kind enough to reply! Cool!

Rating:
Summary: A page-turner with a horrific and haunting ending.
Review: I had heard that SWEETHEART, SWEETHEART was one of the best ghost stories ever written, and I was expecting something like Richard Adams' THE GIRL IN A SWING. Mr. Taylor writes in a much simpler style, and I was a bit disappointed at first. But as soon as I got into the story I was grateful for this, because I really wanted to know what happened next and I raced to the end. It is a frightening story, hair-raising in places but hovering above all a sense of impending tragedy. The protagonist, David Warwick, returns to his native England from the US to visit his twin brother and his new wife, sensing that his sibling is in some kind of terrible trouble. When he arrives, he learns that they have both died violent deaths. The rest of the story details his unraveling of the supernatural mystery behind their deaths, and his desperate attempt to keep the evil from "claiming" him. The ending is very memorable----it will linger with you for days.

Rating:
Summary: Simply put:
Review: The BEST ghost story I've ever read!