The Boy Who Could See Demons

If you would have asked me what I rate this book before Chapter 28 I would have given it 5 stars and then some. I’ve been looking for a book to give me the heebie jeebies and while this book was not written to be scary, it successfully had me looking for monsters in the dark corners of my house. I couldn’t put it down and loved puzzling out how I felt it was going and what the ending would be.

And then that last fated chapter… I hesitated even giving this 3 stars as I cannot in good faith recommend it to anyone, but had such fun reading it that I couldn’t dismiss it completely. I was left with such utter and complete disappointment to a book that gave me such high hopes that I was actually a little depressed.

Like I said, I can’t recommend it – I would hate for someone to love it the way I did and then hit that ending – it was like walking off a cliff.

I was really really enjoying this book. Seriously, this was a 4-star-plus read right up until that complete BS 6th Sense ending. WTF. It made the entire novel pointless. I’m so bummed.

2 stars for you. I am disappoint.

I never saw it coming. I don’t do recommendations ever, so take what I say and acknowledge my sincerity. This book is one that I will buy in hardcover so I always have it. I will also acknowledge it as the first book of my 2015 best of list. It was that good. It’s 3am and I already can feel the lack of sleep, reading to long with no lights headache forming and I don’t even care. I’m in a post-book hypnotic haze right now so I will have to re-read some parts of this book, but it can wait until tomorrow. I’ll re-read it and let you know if I change my mind on the rating. My apologies if I sound like I am rambling but it’s almost 3:30am and this book made me fall into a hole for two hours.

This book takes off on page one. I was half way through it before I blinked. Part horror, part mystery, part drama, this story explores mental illness as well as the long term psychological effects of trauma. The story is set in Northern Ireland where adults and children are still reeling from exposure to years of violence and loss. Enter the character Anya, a psychiatrist who’s also experienced great personal tragedy. And young Alex, her patient who claims to see demons and seems to share much in common with Anya’s daughter, who suffered from childhood schizophrenia. These characters are beautifully written. This story is emotional, disturbing, and amazing. I highly recommend reading it.

Brilliant pager-turner that walks a fine line between reality and the fantastical, keeping the reader on the edge of her seat. Worth every penny, and every minute of your reading time.

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