A Christmas Horror Story

author: Sebastian Gregory

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.35

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2015/01/22

date added: 2015/01/22

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'A Christmas Horror Story' by Sebastian Gregory is a dark, twisted tale of Christmas. I enjoyed it even into the dark days of Winter.



Beware of the thing that comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve. It's not who you are expecting as three snowbound children are about to learn.



Katy, Emily and Jake are home alone when their mom is stuck at work. They've recently lost their dad, so Christmas is looking pretty bleak. Add to that the strange book of tales that little brother Jake is reading about a Child Eater that stalks his prey on Christmas Eve. Before long the kids are running for their lives. Will they survive until Christmas? Should we all brick up our chimneys and hide?



It's a quick read, but Der Kinderfresser is is one of the most gruesome Christmas monsters I've run across. Sebastian Gregory writes a great page-turner and I like his style of intersecting childhood and terror. He did it well here and in 'The Asylum for Fairy-tale Creatures' (which I also loved). I didn't feel like this was a set story in which I could predict what was going to happen. That kept the tension high for me while reading.



I received a review copy of this ebook from Carina UK and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this frightfully wonderful ebook.





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