I read this in a single day.... DISAPPEARANCE AT DEVIL'S ROCK, by Paul Tremblay was the second book I had read from this author. I would have to classify this a more of a mystery/thriller, with a touch of supernatural subtly thrown in to give the readers a little something more to ponder afterwards. The characterization--for most--of the main characters was great in this novel. The few that I didn't really "feel" for weren't any that detracted from my focus on the storyline in any way. We begin

Kindle version is $1.99 at Amazon US today!This is a slower paced mystery about a missing 14-year-old boy, his devastated mother and his heartbroken sister. It is a good story but it is not a horror novel. Do not be led astray like me.A family is shaken to its core after the mysterious disappearance of a teenage boy in this eerie tale, a blend of literary fiction, psychological suspense, and supernatural horror from the author of A Head Full of Ghosts.I think I missed the supernatural horror bit...

It's 1:50 PM here and I just now woke up, thanks to my having stayed up all night to finish this eerie, disturbing (and at times profoundly moving) gem. Other books don't interest me anymore. I want to read more of this one. Full review to come.Update 7/17/16: While billed as a horror novel, Disappearance at Devil's Rock is actually more of a mystery/thriller, with ambiguous undertones of supernatural goings-on. This story of a missing teenage boy, lost in the immense woodlands surrounding his N...

The Kindle edition is currently on special offer - $1.29 in the States and 0.99p in the UK. It's the same price for A Head Full of Ghosts, too.

congratulations! semifinalist in goodreads' best horror category 2016! after reading enough* books by an author, usually you learn to anticipate their beats, you have certain reasonable expectations and you know the general path they're going to follow.not so with paul tremblay.he plays all sides of the tonal field, from the over-the-top-grotesquerie of Swallowing a Donkey's Eye to the ambiguity and restraint of A Head Full of Ghosts.this one is much closer to the slow-dread unfolding of A He...

"But Tommy isn't a ghost. He can't be, because right now Tommy is the opposite of a ghost. He is nowhere."Disappearance at Devil's Rock tells the story about a family's ordeal following the mysterious disappearance of thirteen-year-old, Tommy Sanderson. Creepy occurrences follow as his mother, Elizabeth, and his sister, Kate, try to unravel exactly what happened out at Devil's Rock...After seeing Paul Tremblay all over bookstagram with rave reviews, I have been eagerly waiting for one of his boo...

This is my Book Of the Month- August2016, with GR group- Horror Aficionados I am not even going to classify this as horror because it is more of a psychological thriller with small elements of paranormal added in it. This is an OK read and I felt myself dragging through it. Something interesting happened and then it went into the same slow paced routine......The thing is all that happens till 50% of the story is already in the blurb. The story-line does not diversify much and nothing much happ...

This book. *sigh* I don't want to give too much away. Paul Tremblay breaks all the rules here. He breaks technical, writing rules with head hopping, weird dialog tags and some other literary tricks. But it's fine with me, he can do what he wants-I'll read all his books. He also breaks genre rules. Is this a paranormal thriller? Ghost story? Horror? What is it? I'll tell you all the things he did right: Tremblay can write teens. He's got them down. I loved all the teens in this story so hard. I l...

Disappearance at Devil's Rock had me twisted around its little finger right up until the last two chapters. Then I was saddened by the fact that it was over.Elizabeth gets that dreaded middle of the night call from one of her son's friend's asking if her son was home. Of course, he wasn't and so begins the masterful telling of this taut, mystery thriller. Where was Tommy? He ran into the woods, but to where? Why are there so many reports of "shadowmen" in their small town of Ames? Are they relat...

I can't get too much into this one since I don't want to spoil, but what a great book this was! This is my first Paul Tremblay and it definitely will not be my last. I saw that some reviewers complained about this one since it wasn't "real horror." I disagree. I got a sense of unease while reading and kept jumping a few times when the book transitions over to Tommy's diary/writing and the picture he drew. Last night I refused to go to sleep until I had started a romance novel to cleanse my palat...

IMPORTANT PSA: Please, for the love of tiny grasshoppers and baby hedgehogs, DO NOT under any circumstances get the Kindle edition as it currently stands. It's terrible. It makes crucial parts of the story unreadable, and unless you can zoom and enhance times infinity, you will not be able to read it. *Thankfully, this has been corrected in updates on the Kindle edition! Yay for readability!*Please learn from my mistakes. I struggled through 2/3 of the Kindle edition before giving up and getting...

To say I am disappointed would be an understatement. A really big understatement. I don't know if there are adjectives strong enough to describe how I feel after reading this book, so we're gonna go with disappointed just to keep things mild and family-friendly. A Head Full of Ghosts was awesome. It was a breath of fresh air into the ghost story genre that was actually scary and thrilling and exciting and all that. I was so anxious to read this book, man. It started out just fine, too. I mean, t...

3 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum https://bibliosanctum.com/2016/07/27/...Earlier this year I had the pleasure of reading Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts, which promptly landed him on my “I must read more of this author!” list. So when I found out about his new book Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, I simply couldn’t resist checking it out.Now that I’m finished reading though, I feel torn. Don’t get me wrong; I didn’t think the book was bad, but I also definitely didn’t think it was as good a...

This transformed from a mystery thriller, to supernatural horror. From a chilling story of child abduction to a fantastical tale where nothing can be trusted as real. And this ever twisting beast combined into an ending that defied classification, just like the rest of it.Whilst I did enjoy my reading of this, the myriad of questions it raised consumed and haunted me, which mirrored the plot and enhanced my overall reading experience. I can now see why Tremblay is such a beloved author as he is

Full Disclosure: I still need to read A Head Full of Ghosts which I’ve heard amazing things about. Due to this I cannot compare the two. My excitement to get my hands on it has only increased..for what that is worth.So completely atmospheric, creepy, and page-turning. If I had to pick three words to describe this book, these would do the book justice. Paul Tremblay sets a tone maintaining it well while giving off an eerie vibe. He teeters over that line of the supernatural keeping you guessing...

Barely 2 stars . . . I almost gave it 1It's just blah. No suspense, lots of monotonous, pointless, and repetitive dialogue. Some places where you think something exciting and interesting will happen . . . and it doesn't. No climax, no payoff, not really any resolution.They talked about a lot of modern pop culture stuff. Sort of sounded like the author went to the mall, listened to what kids talked about, and then shoved it into the story so that it would seem modern. Instead, it just got in the

Ugh... Never thought there would come a day when I would give another 1-star rating to a book, but here it is. After reading the blurb I thought this novel would be a real treat. Little did I know that not much else was to happen beyond what was already exposed on the back of the jacket. A boy mysteriously disappears and his family is struggling to cope, and yeah... not much else.I think this book failed due to wrong marketing and loss of identity. I was told this would be a horror novel. Not ev...

A good ending (though it was kick-my-ass sad) brings this one up to 3 stars. Rating only and thought I'd talk about something else.I watched Joe Hill last fall, via a live online book signing, to promote his latest book, Strange Weather. (Sidebar: I totally have a copy). And right about now you may be wondering what in the sam hill does a Joe Hill promo have to do with a Paul Tremblay book. Well, Tremblay was conducting the interview. This was not professional gig by any means, which turned out

Paul Tremblay is fast becoming the name to recognize when it comes to psychological suspense and horror. We received a generous taste of his talent in last year's A Head Full of Ghosts. Yet his latest novel reveals that last year's book was only the tip of the iceberg. The plot of Disappearance at Devil's Rock centers around a fairly typical suburban family consisting of Elizabeth Sanderson and her two children, 13 year old Tommy and 12 year old Kate. Tommy is spending the night with his two fr...

REVIEW: DISAPPEARANCE AT DEVIL'S ROCK by Paul TremblayI have heard so much positive praise of the author's A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS [2015] so I was eager to read his newest. Every expectation was fulfilled. DISAPPEARANCE AT DEVIL'S ROCK is an exceptional novel, unforgettable--and a strong Best of 2016. Beginning with a knock-out reader's hook--the dreaded after-midnight phone call that is every parent's nightmare, the action and emotional impact is literally non-stop. Instead of immediate closure (...