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The Hush (Johnny Merrimon, #2)
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Dark, haunting, and unpredictable!
The Hush takes us back to into the lives of Johnny Merrimon and Jack Cross 10 years after we first met them in The Last Child as they face a journey of survival against resentment, jealousy, legal woes, the wilderness, and the unsettled skeletons and secrets of the past.
The writing is gloomy and exceptional descriptive. The characters are steadfast, scarred, and lonely. And the plot, which seems to be heading towards a legal thriller in the first half of the novel quickly veers into a story of tortured spirits, dark magic, and supernatural phenomenon.
I have to say that die-hard fans of John Hart may be a little disappointed in this latest outing which doesn’t leave you on the edge-of-your-seat or delve into the complex nature of the human psyche as we've come to associate with his novels. There's no question that Hart is an incredibly evocative writer, and although The Hush really didn't work for me if you can approach it with an open mind and enjoy stories steeped in magical realism you may just love it.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
All my reviews can be found on my blog at
The Hush takes us back to into the lives of Johnny Merrimon and Jack Cross 10 years after we first met them in The Last Child as they face a journey of survival against resentment, jealousy, legal woes, the wilderness, and the unsettled skeletons and secrets of the past.
The writing is gloomy and exceptional descriptive. The characters are steadfast, scarred, and lonely. And the plot, which seems to be heading towards a legal thriller in the first half of the novel quickly veers into a story of tortured spirits, dark magic, and supernatural phenomenon.
I have to say that die-hard fans of John Hart may be a little disappointed in this latest outing which doesn’t leave you on the edge-of-your-seat or delve into the complex nature of the human psyche as we've come to associate with his novels. There's no question that Hart is an incredibly evocative writer, and although The Hush really didn't work for me if you can approach it with an open mind and enjoy stories steeped in magical realism you may just love it.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
All my reviews can be found on my blog at
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Mar 04, 2018 10:29AM
Good review, Zoe!
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Diane wrote: "Good review, Zoe!"Thanks, Diane! xx
Great review Zoe! Like you I thought "The Hush" was very well written, but it wasn't nearly as good as some of his other books.
