The Curse of Bloodacre Farm

by Amy Cross

ALL EVIL HAS A BEGINNING... THIS IS HOW SMYTHE BECAME SMYTHE...

Many years before the horrific events at Styre House, a young girl named Lydia Smith discovers a mysterious set of books filled with dark powers. As she begins to learn the secrets of these books, however, she inadvertently unleashes powers beyond her wildest imagination, powers that shatter the barrier between life and death.

Trapped in a life of misery, Lydia has never thought much about the outside world. All she does every day is care for her sick mother and try to avoid her cruel, bitter father. Her new powers offer a way out, but first Lydia must learn to control the forces she has begun to summon. Fortunately she has help from a set of reanimated bones that rise from the garden, but can anything truly prepare Lydia for the terror that awaits?

And how does she end up as the bitter, monstrous creature that years later will rise from the dirt of Styre House?

The Curse of Bloodacre Farm is the second book in a trilogy about a remote, abandoned English cottage that still bears the scars of its terrifying past, and about an evil creature that lurks in the shadows and waits for its chance to pounce. This book ends on a cliffhanger.

Genres: Horror

178 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 26, 2024

About the author

Amy Cross writes novels and short stories in a number of genres, mainly horror, paranormal and fantasy. Books include The Farm, Annie's Room, The Island, Eli's Town and Asylum.

Reviews

[Leah Burgess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this more than the first book. Editing was better and the plot built up better. Good amount of scare and gore but not over the top. A bit of incest was implied but you could easily skip those parts of the book. The magic is entertaining and the characters have more depth than they did in book one

[Michaelann Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Weird and wonderful!

This book was good! The characters had little twists that were interesting. There were parts of the book insinuating incest. The magic and torture were pretty gross. I recommend this book to anyone who loves horror.

[Rose Haskins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Terrifying read

Lidia. No wonder she turned out the way she did. Her parents and everyone she meets up with are truly despicable. Can't wait to dig into the third book in the series.

[Michael Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Little Much

I liked the basic idea behind this book. Some of the gore was warranted, being a horror story. However, for me the explicit detail of Lydia*s father eating rats was a little over the top.

[Nicola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read as always

[henry smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good. Plenty sick.

[Irma Nave · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty Good

Read it in one day. Need to download the new one. I read the first book on my camping trip, read it after dark.