Your best friend dies in suspicious circumstances after you dabble in Ouija. To what lengths would you go to unravel the mystery? In Alex Bell's 'Frozen Charlotte' we meet Sophie, a run of the mill 15 year old whose life is transformed when she and her best friend Jay make contact with her dead cousin. Devastated by his death, Sophie sets out to the Isle of Skye to unravel the mystery of the evil Frozen Charlotte dolls and to save her remaining cousins from their tiny porcelain clutches.
The plot itself is full of action, drama and suspense. Bell's balance of the ordinary with the supernatural is such that you can truly believe the horror of Sophie's reality. It must be noted that our heroine can come across as a little self-righteous, but as she's grieving, scheming and solving all in one novel, I'm prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt. Lilas, the youngest cousin is your classic disturbed morbid child with all her talk of death and skeletons whilst our male protagonist Cameron is brooding and likeable in a sort of misunderstood, somebody please save me sort of way. However it is murderous cousin Piper who stands out as the most thrilling and harrowing of all. Beautiful and psychopathic she makes the book unpredictably interesting. There are a few plot questions I would like the answer to : Why are the Frozen Charlottes so evil in the first place? How do they ensure the death of a boy they have never encountered? Are Sophie and Cameron interested in each other and if so is that even legal? Bar my pedantries there can be no doubt that Bell has written a book that is chillingly entertaining. Frozen Charlottes is not for the faint hearted, nor is it for anybody who has a profound fear of knives or needles or talking dolls. However if you enjoy all of the above, then knock yourself out, just don't say I didn't warn you.
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Frozen Charlotte - Be Prepared To Meet Dollies Who Are Sick, Sick, Sick.
Your best friend dies in suspicious circumstances after you dabble in Ouija. To what lengths would you go to unravel the mystery? In Alex Bell's 'Frozen Charlotte' we meet Sophie, a run of the mill 15 year old whose life is transformed when she and her best friend Jay make contact with her dead cousin. Devastated by his death, Sophie sets out to the Isle of Skye to unravel the mystery of the evil Frozen Charlotte dolls and to save her remaining cousins from their tiny porcelain clutches.
The plot itself is full of action, drama and suspense. Bell's balance of the ordinary with the supernatural is such that you can truly believe the horror of Sophie's reality. It must be noted that our heroine can come across as a little self-righteous, but as she's grieving, scheming and solving all in one novel, I'm prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt. Lilas, the youngest cousin is your classic disturbed morbid child with all her talk of death and skeletons whilst our male protagonist Cameron is brooding and likeable in a sort of misunderstood, somebody please save me sort of way. However it is murderous cousin Piper who stands out as the most thrilling and harrowing of all. Beautiful and psychopathic she makes the book unpredictably interesting. There are a few plot questions I would like the answer to : Why are the Frozen Charlottes so evil in the first place? How do they ensure the death of a boy they have never encountered? Are Sophie and Cameron interested in each other and if so is that even legal? Bar my pedantries there can be no doubt that Bell has written a book that is chillingly entertaining. Frozen Charlottes is not for the faint hearted, nor is it for anybody who has a profound fear of knives or needles or talking dolls. However if you enjoy all of the above, then knock yourself out, just don't say I didn't warn you.
The plot itself is full of action, drama and suspense. Bell's balance of the ordinary with the supernatural is such that you can truly believe the horror of Sophie's reality. It must be noted that our heroine can come across as a little self-righteous, but as she's grieving, scheming and solving all in one novel, I'm prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt. Lilas, the youngest cousin is your classic disturbed morbid child with all her talk of death and skeletons whilst our male protagonist Cameron is brooding and likeable in a sort of misunderstood, somebody please save me sort of way. However it is murderous cousin Piper who stands out as the most thrilling and harrowing of all. Beautiful and psychopathic she makes the book unpredictably interesting. There are a few plot questions I would like the answer to : Why are the Frozen Charlottes so evil in the first place? How do they ensure the death of a boy they have never encountered? Are Sophie and Cameron interested in each other and if so is that even legal? Bar my pedantries there can be no doubt that Bell has written a book that is chillingly entertaining. Frozen Charlottes is not for the faint hearted, nor is it for anybody who has a profound fear of knives or needles or talking dolls. However if you enjoy all of the above, then knock yourself out, just don't say I didn't warn you.
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