No-one ever remembers what happens to them when they go into the barn at Bondalen farm. Some never come out again, and the rest… Something about them is different.
In 1979, the farm is home to three young girls. As winter fades to spring, Elizabeth, Kari and Sara each come to face the secrets of the barn, and they each emerge with their own injuries. But someone else is lurking nearby, a man … nearby, a man who claims to be Death incarnate, and for these three girls the spring of 1979 is set to end in tragedy.
In the modern day, meanwhile, Bondalen farm has finally been sold to a new family. Dragged from London by her widowed father, Paula Ridley hates the idea of rural life. Soon, however, she starts to realize that her new home retains hints of its horrific past, while the darkness of the barn still awaits anyone who dares venture inside.
Set over the course of several decades, The Farm is a horror novel about people who live with no idea of the terror in their midst, and about a girl who finally has a chance to confront a source of great evil that has been feeding on the farm for generations.
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This was a fast paced haunted tale and a quick read of an abandoned farm in Norway.
Set in 1979, three sisters, Elizabeth, Kari, and Sara are living their lives on a farm with their parents. The youngest sister, Sara along with her sister Kari, find a dead body floating in a stream not far from their house. From then on, life will never be the same for the three sisters. Sara befriends a man that calls himself “Death” who is responsible for missing bodies in the area. Little does she know that befriending him will cause consequences to her family.
Modern day, Paula Ridley along with her father have bought the abandoned farm and as they settle in, Paula is convinced that the farm is haunted. Noises, creaks, and thumps are heard in the house. Paula has always been interested in ghosts and hauntings, so she is delighted when she realizes that the farm is haunted. She decides to investigate on her own to find out what she can of why the farm is haunted. Paula starts a chain of events that takes her down a long road of finding out the truth of the three sisters that once lived on the farm.
Author, Amy Cross, really throws in all kind of things in this book as it not only involves a haunting, but there is a dash of science fiction brewing in the book too.
A word of warning though to readers: there is some torture and gore in the book, so if you cannot handle it, then you better not read it. Otherwise, if you like that kind of thing, then by all means pick up this book. Giving it five stars for keeping me glued to my kindle.
Just when you thought a change of country would be a good idea…you get THIS farm. Should of guessed since the price was in your budget. Thanks again Amy Cross.
Amy Cross’ stories are creepy. To me, that means a lot in itself. But they aren’t just edge of your seat what the heck is going on kind of creepy, that’s just the start. Literally. The start of her books build into a a lot of eerie situations, things that you aren’t quite sure are scary, but also make you want to keep your feet covered. She has this very intriguing flash back situation she likes to use so that she entices you further into the plot build and promotes a parallel that’s just as eerie as the present. This is usually how she’ll combine the paranormal entity in her story with the human conflicts, and it’s done wonderfully. Her book are really just so much fun to read. The Farm is only my second Amy Cross book and I already love her style. She has a knack for telling creepy tales and I fully enjoy it. Cross has a distinct knack of drawing you in. 300+ pages will feel like a movie flying by. She obtains empowerment ideals through her current day characters, builds anticipation very well and offers some very fun campfire-like stories in the process. I really enjoyed reading this and love her flow. I think it deserves a lot of credit, the only reason I went a star rating lower was simply because I didn’t get as strongly invested in this one as I expected but it was more of a personal feeling and in no way should deplete her ability to deliver a well plotted and extremely fun spooky tale.
Freaky I love all the books I’ve read by Amy cross and haven’t been disappointed once