Although she knows it is wrong to talk to strangers, Wen falls into a comfortable conversation with him, until three more people come walking out from the woods towards them, each dressed like Leonard in jeans and a buttoned-up shirt while brandishing scary improvised weapons. He tells her his name is Leonard, and that he would very much like to be her friend. On a quiet afternoon, while Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a very tall young man suddenly appears out of nowhere and asks to speak to her. The story opens on a remote cabin by a lake in New Hampshire, where seven-year-old Wen is on vacation with her parents, Eric and Andrew. Still, one thing is certain-this one feels very different from the author’s previous work. And as it turned out, I think it fell somewhere in between. Which is why I was curious when I found out about The Cabin at the End of World, because I wondered just how it would stack up. But his next novel Disappearance at Devil’s Rock? Not so much. I was a huge fan of Paul Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts. Publisher: William Morrow (June 26, 2018) The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher. Book Review: The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
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