Welcome to the reality game show that'll scare you to death! Have you got what it takes to last the night?
On the reality show It's Behind You!, five contestants competing for prize money must survive the night in the dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, rumored to be haunted by the Puckered Maiden, a ghost who eats the hearts of her victims. But is it the malevolent spirit they should fear, or each other?
As the production crew ramps up the frights, tensions rise and the secrets of the cast member start coming to light. Each of these teenagers has hidden motives for taking part in the show. But could one of them be murder?
It's a mixed review! We haven't had one of those in a while.
I'm loving the spooky books that are coming out lately, and I really enjoy anything that goes behind the scenes on movies and TV. This isn't quite as revealing as some, as the whole concept is that the contestants are just locked into a cave; it's not as staged and managed as some are. The idea itself is clever; put contestants into 'haunted' places and see if their own imaginations overtake them. I'd never be able to watch an episode, but I think it would do well.
Sadly, I didn't much like the characters. I didn't dislike them, mind; there's just not enough known about them for me to have an opinion. Jackie is a Ruthless Business Woman. Lex has Some Kind of History that we don't really learn a lot about. There's a YouTube Guy, a Girly Girly and a Research Girl, a Cute But Troubled Guy...none of them have any real depth, in my opinion. It almost felt like they thought the same thing, as when people start dying there's very little reaction from anyone.
The story rattles along nicely and the atmosphere is great - I felt quite claustrophobic at times! I did enjoy this read, but I wish it had more depth. The ending was very clever, too.
Overall, good but not great. I remember thinking that another of Kathryn's books had a clever conceit but wasn't explained well enough for the reading; this one is better, and I hope that the next one will be even more clever. She definitely has talent.
Come out, Come out, Whatever You Are publishes on the 29th November, 2022. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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