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The Waiting Room (2010)

by F.G. Cottam(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1444704214 (ISBN13: 9781444704211)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

review 1: Finally got to check out F.G. Cottam with this book. Not the most overwhelming first impression to be honest, the story took a while to get into and the both the story and the characters failed to emotionally engage throughout (this is an entirely personal perspective), but to author's credit it was a very solid read. Good writing, actual character development and (the best part) a well crafted backstory. This was pretty much what a paranormal mystery ought to be, balancing the paranormal and the mysterious aspects evenly. More of an eerie insidious factor than outright gore and horror. Subtle and reasonably entertaining read.
review 2: Anyone else ever find abandoned railway stations unnerving? Like those closed down stations on the London Underground that yo... moreu sometimes pass, all still set up as before but the lights off - it seems like if you just switched the lights on there would be people there from long ago? Just me? Oh ok then. That was the reason I picked up this book was for its setting. Was it scary? No but it was mildly unsettling. The modern part of the story between 2 of the main characters was what let the book down as it was downright boring in those bits. Overall it was a good read but it could have been so much more with just a little more horror. less

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