Today I’m joining the blog tour for Born Of Bloodshed. My review is written with thanks to Zoe O’Farrell for inviting me on the tour and to the author for my copy of the book.

Blurb:

Death truly had come to the village…

Nothing exciting ever happens in the border towns of Scotland, and the village of Newcastleton, with a population in the hundreds, is no exception to the rule. That is until kids start going missing and turning up dead, and violently mutilated, in the surrounding forests.

A group of teens will be forced to put down their NES controllers, walk away from their VHS collections, and try to figure out what has descended upon their quaint, little village.

Born of Bloodshed from A.D Jones, author of Sacrificial Waters, will transport you to 1990 Scotland for this terror-filled, coming of age story which promises nostalgia, stomach-churning violence, and a group of teens that you will fall in love with. Perhaps don’t get too attached!

Review:

The horror genre isn’t something I dip my toes into very often, but I really should, especially if it’s as good as Born Of Bloodshed! Born Of Bloodshed is really short, so if you’re new to the genre, it’s the perfect book to give you a taste of what it’s like! However, despite the length, AD Jones packs a lot into it and I loved every second!

AD Jones is a really talented writer. His descriptions really evoke a strong sense of place, which helps to create a very creepy and tense atmosphere. I also loved the references to computer games and TV shows, which root the story very firmly in the 1990s and add to the feeling of the novella, as this is a time when children were more likely to play out by themselves and would not have had access to mobile phones.

The plot of the novella is really imaginative and I really wanted to know more about how the boys and killed. As we begin to gather some answers, there is a definite sense of danger and tension and I was gripped wanting to know how everything would be resolved.

The epilogue provided an ending I did not expect, but I think it fits the story really well.

I will definitely look out for more of this author’s work!

Born Of Bloodshed is available from Amazon.

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