Heather Doherty

I had trouble classifying Comes the Night as simply a Paranormal novel. Yes with the shadow casting and the unexplained manner in which the girls find they can do this it can definitely be called paranormal. However what spoke to me the most about this novel was the reasons why.
When the girls find Connie's diary in the attic it is after a rape, the act itself is not described but I really felt the author's description or the aftermath to be incredible. The shame, self loathing, how she show more changes in her personality, how she wants to know what happened but also is terrified and her intense desire to escape.
This kept me reading and I am glad of it.
The growing power of the girls and the knowledge of Connie's true fate make this novel a thrill ride. The emotions of the girls, their fears and the things they are trying so hard to try and escape from give what could have been just another spooky YA story real emotional depth.
I am eagerly awaiting the next in the series show less

"Sometimes survival is all we have to start with."

A story of three girls - hurting and lost, they find comfort and strength with each other. This book is about perseverance and the ability to overcome what you never thought you could.

I really enjoyed the very different personalities of Maryanne, Alex and Brooke. I also love that they would not typically be friends - but it's amazing what shared pain and heartache can do to bond people.

The story had solid writing and the casting was show more incredibly interesting. I didn't mind the extra information in places in order to set up the series because it left me wanting to read the next one. show less

Having received this book through Library Thing I and knowing it was a paranormal YA mystery was about all I knew when I began reading. The three girls in this story develop a bond that is as strong as and in some ways stronger than family. All three have pain and all three find an escape mechanism that presents itself through an old diary Alex finds in the attic of the dormitory they live in. There are some of the usual teenage difficulties to be overcome but some that are much greater, show more too. This is a book with darkness that includes rape, revenge, death, guilt and. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and could hardly wait to begin reading the second book in the series. show less

Won this book through member giveaways! So very glad for the opportunity to read this book.

I don't get to read as much as I would like to and I'm rather fussy so when this book sucked me into it's depths I was quite suprised. It read like one of the mystery novels I used to love when I was younger. I devoured it easily in three sessions and could not put it down, until finishing it at 2:40am on a Monday morning.

Even though horrible things occur in this story, it doesn't overshadow just how show more wonderful the characters are, especially as it is centered around three young women with the plot unravelling around them at the perfect pace. I had quite fallen for all of them by the end. Even Mrs Betts, but especially Maryanne.

I wish I was also able to cast out, the descriptions are so vivid. I simply cannot wait until the second book!

Definitely worth it, easy to get into, and a delight to read! Finally a YA paranormal story without romance as a selling point. show less