Sunday, June 27, 2021

Het Verlaten Huis (The Abandoned House)

 


The second installment of the Kraaidorp (or Crow village). 

I've read the third one in this series (actually the last review I've written) which was quite good. 

This one wasn't as good. Its pace was pretty slow and when the action actually begun it didn't really felt like it justified the lackluster atmosphere the rest of the novel had. Even its apotheosis was a bit lukewarm. When they arrived in the abandoned house, an opportunity for an escape room kind of adventure could've begun, but it trailed down a different path. 

The house on the other side of Meike and Elisabeth has been empty since Quinten has mysteriously disappeared overnight, until a family of six move in. The two families quickly become friends. When there's a party for the parents, the children are left at home. No babysitter shows up and suddenly they are trapped in their house, but it seems as if their house isn't theirs anymore. All furniture is gone and all that remains is a mysterious. One by one the children disappear. Will they solve the mystery in time? 

Not much else to say, I'm thinking that the first installment will be the best. I'll let you know as soon as I've read it. 

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