Looking Glass Sound is the newest twisty psychological horror novel from Catriona Ward, the internationally bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street and Sundial.
In a lonely cottage overlooking the windswept Maine coast, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of his childhood summer companions and the killer that stalked the small New England town. Of the body they found, and the horror of that discovery echoing down the decades. And of Sky, Wilder’s one-time best friend, who stole his unfinished memoir and turned it into a lurid bestselling novel, Looking Glass Sound.
But as Wilder writes, the lines between memory and fiction blur. He fears he’s losing his grip on reality when he finds notes hidden around the cottage written in Sky’s signature green ink.
Catriona Ward delivers another mind-bending and cleverly crafted tale about one man’s struggle to come to terms with the terrors of his past… before it’s too late.
LOOKING GLASS SOUND
Catriona Ward
LOOKING GLASS SOUND is more about the journey than the destination. Ward takes the scenic route and I was along for the ride.
In LOOKING GLASS SOUND we are following Wilder. Wilder is an author who is haunted by the stories he holds, haunted by his past.
I contemplated breaking up with Catriona Ward if I didn’t like this book. We have a rocky relationship and although I always appreciate her wonder I don’t always see her vision. This makes for an oftentimes underwhelming reading experience.
I want more of some parts of her craft while wishing I had a little less of the eccentricities that go along with it.
By the end of the book I had made peace with the trajectory of the story, all the stops along the way, and most importantly I made peace with Catriona Ward and her writing.
I find myself even more of a fan.
Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced copy!
LOOKING GLASS SOUND…⭐️⭐️⭐️
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