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| Title | : | The String Diaries (The String Diaries #1) |
| Author | : | Stephen Lloyd Jones |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | January 6th 2015 by Mulholland Books (first published 2013) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fantasy. Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Supernatural |
Stephen Lloyd Jones
Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 3.75 | 3268 Users | 533 Reviews
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A family is hunted by a centuries-old monster: a man with a relentless obsession who can take on any identity.The String Diaries opens with Hannah frantically driving through the night -- her daughter asleep in the back, her husband bleeding out in the seat beside her. In the trunk of the car rests a cache of diaries dating back 200 years, tied and retied with strings through generations. The diaries carry the rules for survival that have been handed down from mother to daughter since the 19th century. But how can Hannah escape an enemy with the ability to look and sound like the people she loves?
Stephen Lloyd Jones's debut novel is a sweeping thriller that extends from the present day, to Oxford in the 1970s, to Hungary at the turn of the 19th century, all tracing back to a man from an ancient royal family with a consuming passion -- a boy who can change his shape, insert himself into the intimate lives of his victims, and destroy them.
If Hannah fails to end the chase now, her daughter is next in line. Only Hannah can decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to finally put a centuries-old curse to rest.
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| Original Title: | The String Diaries |
| ISBN: | 0316254452 (ISBN13: 9780316254458) |
| Series: | The String Diaries #1 |
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Ratings: 3.75 From 3268 Users | 533 ReviewsWeigh Up Appertaining To Books The String Diaries (The String Diaries #1)
http://www.mybookishways.com/2014/07/...Damn the odds, keep fighting until you have nothing left.When Hannah Wilde arrives at the remote farmhouse in Wales, with her young daughter, Leah and seriously injured husband, Nate, in tow, all she knows is that she must protect them at all costs. As she attempts to nurse Nate back to health, with help from a local man (who may be more than what he seems), the terrifying story of how Hannah got to this point unfolds, resulting in an interweaving of[This book was provided to me in all its white, shining POD glory by the publisher, Headline, in return for nothing more than the warm fuzzy feeling that act of generosity gave them. They were able to do this thanks to Bookbridgr, not because they've been stalking me. That I know of.] I've been keen to read The String Diaries ever since I read about the publishing deal being struck. A book about family relentlessly pursued down the generations by a man who can change his appearance at will? With
What a piss-poor excuse for a thriller. It has lots of fun elements that could have come together well: shape-shifters, secret societies, narratives spanning lots of history, etc. But it has no plot or substance or urgency. The book unfortunately goes into the evil shape-shifter's origin story, which makes no sense (don't read on if you want to read this shitty book): as a youth, he's kind of an outcast and gets rejected by a girl he doesn't know at a party, and then he goes out and shape-shifts
I would give this 3.5 stars if i could. It started off really strong and I was initially hooked. Essentially this book is about a shape shifter who is stalking a family. Its a fun ride as characters are introduced trying to determine whether they are secretly the shape shifting monster. The story flashes back to two other time periods to explain why all of this is happening and the origin story if you will of the shape shifter himself. I was all in for the first half of the story and found
I really enjoyed this one. I don't read a lot of thrillers and it definitely got my pulse racing in places! I also liked the supernatural aspects of it and all the history and backstory you were given. I do feel like the book ended very suddenly and even though everything was resolved I feel like it could have been done better. Other than that a great read that I highly recommend! :)
This is one of those books; that you can tell from beginning that its going to be gripping, that its going to develop into something much more than it initially appears. The prose is superb and beguiling, the language eclectic and captivating. The opening scene is imprinted in the minds eye in an eeriness that captures the nature of the treat they face: Jakob. Jakob is an immortal shape-shifter with psychotic tendencies. He is completely delusion and possessive over a family he never had. Over
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