You don’t need to run, my beloved. Not anymore. It’s time to come home to Wildewood…
The last of the de Wildes, scientist Alex point-blank refuses to believe the family is cursed – even though all her relatives died in mysterious circumstances at their ancestral manor, Wildewood. Now her twin brother has passed away there too. All she wants is to finally sell the old place and move on.
But Nick, the brooding, dangerously hot groundskeeper and her brother’s best friend seems determined to stand in her way. He was a suspect in her brother’s death. And Alex can find no records of him before he came to Wildewood 15 years ago…
Yet, when Alex nearly falls to her death restlessly pacing the shadowy halls in the dead of night, it’s Nick that saves her life. Cradled in his arms at the bottom of the winding staircase, Alex is barely able to stop herself kissing him as a sultry voice from seemingly deep within the house whispers, just give in.
But this near-death experience isn’t the last. Increasingly strange and potentially fatal accidents mount – each with striking similarity to those that claimed her relatives. Alex is forced to dig into her family’s wretched history, with Nick’s help. But are they ready to face just how dark the heart of Wildewood truly is?
What I thought about Wildewood
Wow! I finished this book a few days ago and I'm still thinking about it.Alex comes home to her ancestral home near Kilfayne, where things are always a bit strange and nightmare inducing. She just wants to sell the house and be done with it, but it doesn't quite work out that way for her as she's drawn into some really crazy circumstances.
I thought the first half of this was a little slow, but it had some very scary bits to set the stage that had me wondering if I would be able to finish it because I found it a bit intense! Your mileage may vary, as they say and I'm really glad that I stayed with it.
The pace in the second half of the book speeds up, with more explanation for what is going on in the house, more creepy goings-on and Alex's role in all of this is revealed. I loved the ancient folklore that was folded into this story. I really couldn't put this down once the story got rolling.
And there's Nick, the caretaker of the property. He's a sexy beast and part of the estate's sordid history. I didn't see his role in this story at first, and at one point I didn't even understand his true nature, but it all works out, and I liked that.
Nature, in particular the "wild wood", is like another character in this story that really brought all the pieces together for me in such a satisfying way.
If you are looking for a horror story with strong romantic elements and a good use of ancient folklore, you might enjoy Wildewood.
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