Autumn is here. Cosy weather, fluffy socks, hot chocolate and a good horror book are what I usually need for the season to officially kick off for me.
This time I have chosen Matt Wesolowski’s third six stories book: Changeling.
I have read many praises about him and how good his books are so I gave in to the temptation and I chose this particular book mainly I have to admit, because of the title. This idea of ‘changeling’ the child who got swapped by fairies/wood folk/witches pick your own always fascinated me. And I know many people who feel the same way.
The synopsis in short takes us back to 1988 Christmas Eve when the 7-year-old boy; Alfie disappears from his father’s car (beside the Wentshire Forest) when he pulled over to check the car’s engine. The online journalist Scott King tells the story in a podcast format, where he tries to unravel this cold case through 6 different people’s points of view.
From a book point of view, this is a perfect premise for writing something… good. Something that stays with you, something that makes you feel all the emotions that your little heart’s cartwheel can just gather from sadness to anger to fear. Something that takes your brain to the gym and shouts at it to move. And it did. This book definitely did it for me. It spooked me, it made me angry, it made me emotional. I felt uneasy and eerie the whole time. It also gave me a story which had an actual ending which was an absolute joy for my little brain. I am not a particularly slow or fast reader but I find it hard to find the time for reading as I work and study full-time but this book just made me want to gather every free second, minute, and hour to spend on it. It’s always a sign of a good story and a brilliant storyteller, I think. And it had a profound message as well which I won’t spoil for you here. If you are looking for a perfect mystery/horror/crime book for this autumn you should not look further.
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