Curse of Grief Hollow: Sour Roots 
By Shawn Burgess
[Review]

Synopsis

Roger and Gertrude Davis enjoy an idyllic existence in the small Appalachian town of Harper Pass. With vast landholdings, a successful business, and love for the family they’ve built, they’ve avoided the suffering The Great Depression has wrought on the area until it all comes crashing down on a sweltering summer day in 1932.

With the twin daughters they dote on gone missing and ominous signs of foul play evident, a suspect quickly emerges. But not everything is always what it seems. Amidst the murder, madness, and mayhem, they soon learn there’s blood to pay when the past comes calling.

Review

A wonderful beauty of a horror novel, perfect for all those desperate to sink their teeth into something dark and nefarious.

Shawn Burgess introduces us to the idyllic town of Harper Pass and it's looming dark secrets of Grief Hollow. The Davis family appear to have it all, a successful business, a happy marriage and two twin girls to show for it. Nobody realised that a curse within their perfect small town was about to bring an end to all of their happiness. The twin girls Myrtle and Thelma are typical children who feel they want an adventure out of their allowed boundaries, but when they don't return home after taking a visit to the forest, the whole town is on the lookout, and most importantly they're after someone to blame. 

Shawn does a fantastic job of keeping you gripped and wondering where the story will take you next, he gives you the answers to what founded this cruel curse that haunts the Davis family and sets you up perfectly for the next book in the series. 

Shawn intertwines a story full of secrets with horror that will keep you in it's grips until it's completely ravaged you. This story had me so hooked as with it's vigilante justice and racism, it made this story feel all the more real and terrifying. 

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About The Author

Shawn Burgess is a dark fiction author (thriller, horror, mystery & urban fantasy). He has a BA in English from the University of Florida, and focused on literature for his postgraduate studies at the University of North Florida. His travels have taken him to most parts of the country, where he often draws inspiration for his stories through meeting interesting new people and experiencing unique places. Beware! If you find yourself behaving curiously
within the crosshairs of his vision you might end up on one of his pages.

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