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The Inheritance
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Expected 12 Jun 26382 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication June 12, 2026
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Thanks to Cahill Davis for the advanced copy of this title in return for an honest review.
I haven't read Gemma's previous book The Storm, but I do have a copy.
Practically from the very start, it's intense. You're immediately drawn in and I think that's mainly down to the characters. I've always preferred character over plot. Like, I can forgive a mediocre plot as long as it has great characters. Luckily, this has both.
Patrick and Kate are fabulous main characters. I did have my suspicions that Patrick may not be all we thought he would be - but I won't spoil it by saying if I was right. But I must say, as wonderfully written as he is, I didn't like him much. I found him a bit ignorant and I wanted to grab him by his collar and give him a shake. I felt for Kate. She's sleep deprived, a bit lonely, she's desperate to go back to work and be someone other than mum. And then little Riley is adorable. A whirlwind of energy and love. Everyone is just perfect in this book, no matter their role in the story.
The house almost becomes a character itself. It's like it has its own moods, its own behaviours. It's eerie and dominating. And yet at the same time, it feels like a really cosy place to live, which I know sounds contradictory but hopefully you'll get it when you read it.
I am a big wuss and was worried this would creep me out and yes, I did find it creepy and freaky and tense (especially when I decided to read it in the middle of the night), but in a wonderful way, not an overbearing way.
It has nice short chapters. I refer short chapters anyway, but they really add to the chaotic franticness of the story.
I read it in less than 24 hours it was so addictive.
I've always said, and I will always say, that whether you are traditionally published with the big boys, the smaller guys, independently published, or self-published, it doesn't matter, your book will still be great. But having read hundreds and hundreds of thrillers, psychological thrillers, gothic thrillers, crime novels, you name it, this is definitely up there with some of the best, and it really deserves to have all the attention that some of the big names have. It could match up to them any day.
I hadn't heard anything other than praise for Gemma's writing and so I did have high hopes for this and it definitely met them. I can say for certain that The Storm will be swiftly making its way up my TBR because if it's anything like this, then it will be a winner.
I haven't read Gemma's previous book The Storm, but I do have a copy.
Practically from the very start, it's intense. You're immediately drawn in and I think that's mainly down to the characters. I've always preferred character over plot. Like, I can forgive a mediocre plot as long as it has great characters. Luckily, this has both.
Patrick and Kate are fabulous main characters. I did have my suspicions that Patrick may not be all we thought he would be - but I won't spoil it by saying if I was right. But I must say, as wonderfully written as he is, I didn't like him much. I found him a bit ignorant and I wanted to grab him by his collar and give him a shake. I felt for Kate. She's sleep deprived, a bit lonely, she's desperate to go back to work and be someone other than mum. And then little Riley is adorable. A whirlwind of energy and love. Everyone is just perfect in this book, no matter their role in the story.
The house almost becomes a character itself. It's like it has its own moods, its own behaviours. It's eerie and dominating. And yet at the same time, it feels like a really cosy place to live, which I know sounds contradictory but hopefully you'll get it when you read it.
I am a big wuss and was worried this would creep me out and yes, I did find it creepy and freaky and tense (especially when I decided to read it in the middle of the night), but in a wonderful way, not an overbearing way.
It has nice short chapters. I refer short chapters anyway, but they really add to the chaotic franticness of the story.
I read it in less than 24 hours it was so addictive.
I've always said, and I will always say, that whether you are traditionally published with the big boys, the smaller guys, independently published, or self-published, it doesn't matter, your book will still be great. But having read hundreds and hundreds of thrillers, psychological thrillers, gothic thrillers, crime novels, you name it, this is definitely up there with some of the best, and it really deserves to have all the attention that some of the big names have. It could match up to them any day.
I hadn't heard anything other than praise for Gemma's writing and so I did have high hopes for this and it definitely met them. I can say for certain that The Storm will be swiftly making its way up my TBR because if it's anything like this, then it will be a winner.
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