You Let Me In

Camilla Bruce

2020 • 288 pages

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Average rating3.7

The eccentric, infamous and exceedingly wealthy romantic novelist Cassandra Tipp has vanished. But she has left behind what seems to be a letter. Everyone knows Cassie has twice been accused of murder. Her family have long been convinced of her guilt. Could this be her confession? Or her last will and testament? It turns out to be not quite what anyone expected. For the letter recounts two extraordinary, darkly disturbing stories. One is the story of bloody nights and magical gifts, of children lost to the woods, of husbands made from twigs and leaves and sticks and stones . . . The other is the story of a little girl who was cruelly treated and who grew crooked in the shadows . . . But which story should we believe? Both stories might be true. Both stories end in murder. And where is Cassie now? Dead in a ditch, or gone from this world . . . and into another? You Let Me In is an extraordinary tale of supernatural seduction and the story of an abused child. Crossing the boundaries between the reality and somewhere else entirely, we are shown our world - judgemental and cruel - and offered glimpses of another, dark and rather different place that is hidden to most of us.

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A writer goes missing and she leaves behind clues about her mysterious past.

That sentence doesn't even explain how bizarre this book is. But I think saying more than that would ruin the whole experience.

The thing with this book is that is not for everybody. I've read some mixed reviews about it, and it seems like there's no middle point: either you hate it or love it. And I totally understand why. [b:You Let Me In 45046574 You Let Me In Camilla Bruce https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581402575l/45046574.SY75.jpg 58497311] makes [b:Sharp Objects 18045891 Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1475695315l/18045891.SY75.jpg 3801] look almost like a YA book. It's way darker and the characters are more messed up... and that's only the mystery.

We also have fairies.

Never in my whole life I expected a book like this to have fairies, but, hey, Camila Bruce made it and it works. The fairies add more depth to the plot and the characters. I don't think the book would have the same impact without them. Overall, for me, it was a good read.

I'm usually a slow reader when it comes to eBooks, so I planned to finish this in a couple of weeks at least. However, I read this in one sitting because it was so compulsive and I couldn't let it go. I just had to read one more page. When I finished, I wanted more of this story. That's my main reason why I didn't give this book five stars. I wanted another POV or an epilogue at the end, but I was disappointed. Nevertheless, I highly enjoyed the story, and I'd definitely read more books by Camila Bruce. Her books are right up my alley.

As I said before, this book is that is not for everybody, but it's worth a try. After all, you'll never know what you're missing unless you try.

I got this book through Netgalley, and I thank to publishers for providing me this copy. My review isn't influenced by this fact.

April 15, 2020

Ray

I have to say, i would not consider this a horror , much less a thriller. Mystery maybe. Definitely not what i thought it was going into it.
Doesn't mean i didn't like it tho.

This story has a lot of magical realism, i think that's the tag this should have. I wouldn't call it dark or disturbing in any way, it's just unique and fascinating. A story of not fitting in, if you have read Earthlings by Sayaka Murata, the protagonist reminded me of this book.

Knowing all this, if you're interested, go ahead. It's pretty good

May 30, 2023