The Magic Cottage: James Herbert
I reread this book again recently after reading it years
ago. I enjoyed it the second time around even though I still had a vague memory
of what happens. The story focuses on a young couple who both work as artists.
Midge is a painter and illustrator while Mike is a musician.
They choose to buy a new home and move away from the city of
London for a peaceful space they can work in. They end up buying a cottage
called Gramarye, which has an unusual design and looks like it came straight
out of a fairy tale. They move in and to start with everything seems great.
Then things start to happen, subtle things at first but
escalating as the story continues. I won’t avoid spoilers but there are a few
fun twists and turns and some genuinely spooky and uncomfortable imagery. The
main characters are interesting and well written, flawed and complementary.
It’s not an overt horror story to my mind, but very much
leans into its supernatural elements and highlights how easily humans can rationalise
things. Even in the face of overt unexplainable things. The power of belief and
the importance of choices and free will.
It’s a good read, nicely spooky and creepy. I’d give it 4
stars and would recommend it to anyone who like horror and supernatural
stories. I think the foreshadowing of certain things could have been a little
bit more subtle.
Emi The Cat Lady 💜
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