TRESSIE: Book One – A Spirit Unleashed By Blaine Hislop
This
is such a dark, powerful story. Poor
Tressie. Not only was she born under the
burden of being mentally handicapped, she gave birth to a mentally challenged
daughter. Shunned by their small
community, they learn to survive on the outskirts of town. But some of the boys that live on The Hill
have other plans for Tressie’s daughter, Trina.
Unfortunately, their ‘fun time’ leads to Trina’s death and the hobnob’s
on The Hill use this opportunity to get rid of Tressie, one way or
another. Unable to articulate her
innocence in the death of her daughter, Tressie is convicted in the murder of
her daughter and sentenced to death.
This
story grips you from the very beginning and pulls you along. It’s one I couldn't wait to get back into to
see what happened next. The characters
are well developed and so is the setting in Griffin’s Peak and the Prison. I really felt for Tressie and the way she was
treated by the townspeople and the prison guards, so inhumane. Book 1 ends in the middle of the story, so
you have to buy the next book to see the outcome. But I feel it will be worth buying Book
2.
I
thought the writing style was a little choppy, but it worked for the most
part. I did find some proofreading
errors, but they were toward the back of the book.
If
you love dark, ghostly stories, this book is for you. I give it 4 feathers.
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