Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Nowhere Boulevard

Subtitle: Where Crazy Comes Out to Play

Author: Katherine Black

Genre: Thriller

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55147855-nowhere-boulevard

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Another excellent book by this author. We follow a family struggling to survive with a diagnosis of early onset dementia. The husband’s life slowly falls apart while his daughter attempts to keep his head above water. But not all is as it seems.

What I liked about the book:

The story is very well written and shows the heartache families with dementia go through, with an added bit of horror.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

The interactions between the different family members and how the daughter does the best she can under the circumstances.

My least favourite bits in the book:

Although I hated the end of the book, it was also an excellent twist. Unexpected and tears provoking.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I’ve read several books by this author, and this one fits well in the horror section. Can highly recommend this one, too.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is fiction. Katherine Black spins stories like no other.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Possibly

Adult Yes

If you like horror stories, this book may be the book for you.

I’m certainly looking forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Stephen Bell wants to be forgiven for reading his daughter’s diary. But he’s compelled to dredge every secret as her world changes.

This is the story of how Sarah’s perfect existence is shattered when everything trusted is stolen from her. Dad’s quit his job. Mum’s got pregnant and gone mental. But the boyfriend is a welcome distraction...until crazy is dialled to the max.

Sarah tries to be normal among her peers — but normal won’t let her be.

In a change from Black’s usual style, she breathes life into a family at breaking point. But readers will be left with no doubt that this is Katherine Black at her psychological best.

In her trademark signature of getting into the darkest corners of the psyche, she takes them one step closer to the very brink of dancing with the crazies.

This is no Disneyland. This is Nowhere Boulevard...

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