Review The fire child - SK Tremayne

Synopsis:

When Rachel marries dark, handsome David, everything seems to fall into place. Swept from single life in London to the beautiful Carnhallow House in Cornwall, she gains wealth, love, and an affectionate stepson, Jamie.

But then Jamie’s behaviour changes, and Rachel’s perfect life begins to unravel. He makes disturbing predictions, claiming to be haunted by the spectre of his late mother – David’s previous wife. Is this Jamie’s way of punishing Rachel, or is he far more traumatized than she thought?

As Rachel starts digging into the past, she begins to grow suspicious of her husband. Why is he so reluctant to discuss Jamie’s outbursts? And what exactly happened to cause his ex-wife’s untimely death, less than two years ago? As summer slips away and December looms, Rachel begins to fear there might be truth in Jamie’s words:

‘You will be dead by Christmas.’

Personal opinion:

It's an addictive book, with lots of plot twists and lessons to teach.
I read it as fast as I could (because I don't usually read in English) and I can say it wasn't difficult to understand, the scenes were well described and the characters had a clearly defined personality.

Since the begining I thought David was going to be the protagonist, but there's a chapter about Rachel and another about him; which let you know more things about both sides.
Also, I found out a similarity between this novel and Rebecca (from Daphne du Maurier), which I enjoyed a lot too, so if you liked that one you would like The fire child.

In addition, I think it's a very complete book due to the fact that it deals with psychological problems (Jamie being through his mum's death), violence (we see sexism) and the trouble of being new in a family that doesn't want you to be in it like in a 100%.

Conclusion:

Very good option to start reading in English. I recommend a lot it (it's short, it's fast-paced and it may scare you if you read it at night).

Score:

8/10

Kisses,

Myn