SUNDIAL Review + Giveaway

February 23, 2022 / Leave a Comment

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Sundial By Catriona Ward

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Sundial is a new, twisty psychological horror novel

from Catriona Ward, internationally bestselling

author of The Last House on Needless Street.

Publisher: ‎ Tor Nightfire

Published: March 1, 2022. Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250812682
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250812681

Praise for SUNDIAL

“Sundial is a heart-in-the-throat smash.” ―Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman
“Ward is surely one of the most talented writers working in the thriller genre today. This book will haunt you.” ―Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Masterful…[A] must-read for fans of gothic literature and taut psychological thrillers.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

“As if we needed further evidence, Sundial confirms Catriona Ward as one of the brightest stars in horror fiction. As compelling and unique a voice for the 21st century as Shirley Jackson was for the 20th. She’s brilliant.” ―Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and Ararat

“Holy moly, Sundial plumbs the psychological depths and traps of toxic relationships, expertly mixing suspense, shocks, and menace. It’s a wild, twisted family gothic unlike any you’ve read before, and one you won’t soon forget.” ―Paul Tremblay, author of Survivor Song and A Head Full of Ghosts

“This novel is reminiscent of the best of Shirley Jackson and Joyce Carol Oates, and I cannot think of higher praise.” ―Thomas Olde Heuvelt, author of Hex and Echo

“There are two things you must know about Sundial. First, it’s a great read, a genius piece of storytelling. But second, this is true horror, the horror of everyday life that we make ourselves blind to, horror that is brutal, truthful, terrifying. Catriona Ward knows horror.” ―Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor

“Catriona Ward has done it again with Sundial. Elegantly horrifying, this tale of a family’s darker-than-dark past drives the knife in deep and isn’t afraid to twist. It’s a desert-dust nightmare with a scorpion’s sting, and I LOVED it.” ―Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters

“It’s a cracker, even better than The Last House on Needless Street. It was dark, and unsettling, and creepy and enthralling.” ―Lisa Hall, bestselling author of The Party

“A deeply dark and unexpected tale about families, love, hate, the long shadow of the past, and the redemptive power of storytelling. Clever, poetic and immersive.” ―Araminta Hall, author of Imperfect Women

“Absolutely, stunningly, heartbreakingly wonderful. A wild beast of a book.” ―Virginia Feito, author of Mrs. March

Sundial is a new, twisty psychological horror novel from Catriona Ward, internationally bestselling author ofThe Last House on Needless Street.

You can’t escape what’s in your blood…

All Rob wanted was a normal life. She almost got it, too: a husband, two kids, a nice house in the suburbs. But Rob fears for her oldest daughter, Callie, who collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends. Rob sees a darkness in Callie, one that reminds her too much of the family she left behind.

She decides to take Callie back to her childhood home, to Sundial, deep in the Mojave Desert. And there she will have to make a terrible choice.

Callie is worried about her mother. Rob has begun to look at her strangely, and speaks of past secrets. And Callie fears that only one of them will leave Sundial alive…

The mother and daughter embark on a dark, desert journey to the past in the hopes of redeeming their future.

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REVIEW

This is a non spoiler review, because you as reader need to read this book. Also, I feel sometimes I have in the past gave away to much of the plot line. This has diminished the pleasure for would be readers.

This book was received from the Author, and Publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

Thank you for the gifted print copy! @torbooks @tornightfire @JeanBookNerd @Catrionaward

You can’t escape what’s in your blood…

What the hell did I just read ? This book will play with your mind !

Lock the doors and check them twice with this one.

We follow woman Rob, who wants only a normal life, Married to Irving, with two kids, a nice house in the suburbs. But as the reader peels back the pages, not is all is what it’s seams to be. Her husband is quite ruthless, and her oldest daughter is something all together not completely right. Trying to be a loving and caring mother to mother of two daughters, Callie and Annie. When Callie starts to show signs of darkness, Rob decides to take Callie to her childhood home in the Mojave Desert, Sundial.

Carrions Ward, delivers quite the atmospheric, entertaining, compelling, and unsettling read here that surpassed all my expectations. High on characterization, this book holds no punches, and had me totally invested in this story. The psychological aspects, revelations, suspense and thrills along with those brutal shocking twists and turns, definitely made me one happy and totally satisfied reader upon finishing this book.

The author is exceptional writer, a genius in creating an ominous menacing family filled horror novel. This is book that will get under your skin stay long after you close the book. A very dark and twisty psychological thriller. I Would recommend to those who enjoy and inhale horror stories.

Readers proceed with caution:

Graphic animal abuse, genetic experimentation, child abuse, domestic violence, bad seed siblings, and much more.

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GIVEAWAY

—Giveaway is open to International. | Must be 13+ to Enter– 3 Winners will receive a Copy of SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward
– 1 Winner will receive a $20 Amazon Gift Card.

ENDS: MARCH 14, 2022

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CATRIONA WARD was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. She studied English at the University of Oxford and later earned her master’s degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Ward won the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel for her debut, The Girl from Rawblood, and again for Little Eve, making her the first woman to win the prize twice. Little Eve also won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, and will be published by Nightfire.