Hemlock Grove – Brian McGreevy
The body of a young girl is found mangled and murdered in
the woods of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania, in the shadow of the abandoned
Godfrey Steel Mill. A manhunt
ensues—though the authorities aren’t sure if it’s a man they should be looking
for.
Some suspect an escapee from the White Tower, a foreboding
biotech facility owned by the Godfrey family—their personal fortune and the
local economy having moved on from Pittsburgh steel-where, if rumors are true,
biological experiments of the most unethical kind take place. Others turn to Peter Rumancek, a Gypsy
trailer-trash kid who has told impressionable high school classmates that he’s
a werewolf. Or perhaps it’s Roman, the
son of the late JR Godfrey, who rules the adolescent social scene with the
casual arrogance of a cold-blooded aristocrat, his superior status unquestioned
despite his decidedly freakish sister, Shelley, whose monstrous medical
conditions belie a sweet intelligence, and his otherworldly control freak of a
mother, Olivia.
At once a riveting mystery and fascinating revelation of the
grotesque and the darkness in us all, Hemlock
Grove has the architecture and energy to become a classic in its own
right—and Brian McGreevy the talent and ambition to enthrall us for years to
come.
3/5 stars (liked it)
This book was actually pretty good. My sister-in-law told me I needed to watch
the Netflix show Hemlock Grove and when I looked into it I found out it’s based
on a book. So of course I needed to
read the book first. This book follows
the adults as well as the teenagers.
There are some interesting characters in this book such as the whole
Godfrey family (Norman, Olivia, Letha, Shelley & Roman) and the Rumancek
family (pretty much Peter). Someone or
something is killing in Hemlock Grove.
Of course everyone thinks it’s Peter since everyone believes he’s a
werewolf. Peter and Roman (who is not
quite normal) team up to find out who is killing. The killer actually surprised me. Great writing and I love the cover.
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