A great atmospheric read that kept me wanting more and guessing till the end!
The Lighthouse follows 6 friends who get together for a reunion. They hope to spend a nice weekend together at a recently renovated lighthouse the is on the remote Scottish island. However, things don’t quite go to plan when items and even members of the group start going missing!!
This was an exciting story that pulled me in from the beginning and kept me guessing till the very end!! The story is well written with plenty of twists that I really didn’t see coming. I also really enjoyed how the story is told through multiple points of view. Each chapter is told from the perspective of one of the three main characters, Kira, Moria and Genevieve.
I really liked the way Fran has created an intriguing cast of characters. I must admit I did find them unlikeable, yet they were really believable and could relate to them.
This was a great story but the one thing that is niggling me is the ending, I’m not going to spoil it for those who haven’t read this yet, but I personally thought the ending was a little rushed. For me there weren’t enough pages left to wrap up all the things I was waiting answers for.
Minus the little issue with the ending all in all this was a great novel, and look forward to finding out what Fran Dorricott has to offer next. Highly recommend to anyone looking for an atmospheric, supernatural mystery.
I have no reason not to recommend this book, a perfect escape to a remote island from the comfort and protection of your own home!
Fran Dorricott is a Derby based author who decided to change direction and write a “creepy island book”. “The Lighthouse” is a chilling and intensely atmospheric thriller for readers who love a locked room mystery.
Told from several characters points of view, this slow burn mystery certainly gave off some distinctly creepy vibes. An isolated, abandoned but newly renovated island, constantly ravaged by wild seas and turbulent weather, was the perfect setting for six friends to spend the weekend, rekindling their friendships now they are older. I was certainly drawn to the intriguing ‘goings on’ and as much as I suspected the reasons from midway on, I enjoyed how it panned out and reached the climatic denouement.
I didn’t personally feel that this book was quite as scary as I hoped but as a mystery thriller, it did have the necessary vibes and one hundred percent had the complete package for the atmospheric setting. It was unquestionably addictive and found I wanted to pick it up again as soon as I put it down. Best try reading it in one or two sittings to keep the spooky continuity, “The Lighthouse” is an easy to read thriller that I visualised perfectly, due to the the author’s superb attention to atmospheric and moody detail.
I’d happily read more by this author, and I have no reason not to recommend this book, a perfect escape to a remote island from the comfort and protection of your own home and I wish Fran Dorricott, every success with this Agatha Christie style story.
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Six old friends are looking forward to a quiet relaxing weekend reminiscing about old times, on an isolated Scottish Island, but no-one would later be pulling up Trip Adviser and recommending the visit!
This is the story of six old university friends who are looking forward to a quiet relaxing weekend reminiscing about old times, on an isolated Scottish Island; one of the friends having arranged it at a special rate because she is doing a write-up and photos for the newly refurbished cottage and lighthouse there.
The actual plot is fairly simple but what sets this book apart is the excellent characterisations of the friends, the relationship dynamics between them, and the atmosphere created which builds to a gripping crescendo.
To go into too much detail could spoil the read, so suffice to say none of the group would be pulling up Trip Adviser on their return and recommending a visit to the Lighthouse on the Island of Ora!