The Children of Red Peak

Today's post is on The Children of Red Peak by Craig DiLouie. It is 357 pages long and is published by Redhook. The cover is a landscape but upside-down. The intended reader is someone who likes horror and mysteries. There is some foul language, some mild sexuality, and violence in this novel. The story is told from third person close of the characters changing from chapter to chapter. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- They escaped the cult- but are they free?
David Young, Deacon Price, and Beth Harris live with a dark secret. They grew up in an isolated religious community in the shadow of a the mountain Red Peak- and they are among the few who survived its horrific last days.
Years, later the trauma of what they experiences never feels far behind. And when a fellow survive commits suicide, they reunite to confront their past and share their memories of that final night.
But discovering the terrifying truth might put them on a path back to Red Peak, and escaping a second time could be almost impossible. 

Review- This is was a great horror novel but it is not for the faint of heart. David, Deacon, and Beth are all survivors of an and times cult and they have tried to live their lives with the past behind them. But when another survivor takes her life and sends them all packages about Red Peak from before their cult get there, they are all pulled right back into their pasts and the ghosts that still haunt them. The novel is great horror with interesting characters, who are broken in interesting ways, and the mystery just pulls the reader in. The mystery is not only for the reader but the characters themselves are trying to discover what really happened 15 years ago. The story is in both past and present and the flash backs work by adding context to the characters actions and their present lives. The gore is not on the page but it is horrific when the children see what the adults around them are doing to themselves to be holy enough. The ending is okay but the rest of the novel makes up for it. I would recommend this novel for horror lovers. 

I give this novel a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.