Title: Pearl
Author: Josh Malerman
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Del Rey
Release Date: October 12, 2021
From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie Josh Malerman comes the legend of a strange new monster unlike any other in horror.
Go to the farm just outside of town and you'll hear it.
A voice. Inside your head.
Or is it?
Come to me...
A voice that makes you want to pick up that axe over in the corner of the barn.
And swing it.
And kill.
Feed us. Feed us now.
It is the voice of Pearl.
Sing for me. Sing for your precious Pearl...
If you want to read a gory story about a pig with a bad eye, this is the one for you. It was definitely NOT for me.
Pearl is a pig. A pig on a farm. A pig who is not like any other pig. He can manipulate people to do whatever he wants them to do. He has learned over time how to do it and he wants to show the world what he can do.
The same morning, Pearl has decided this, three teenagers have embarked on a road trip to check out the farm and learn more about this pig that some people say "can talk". Yes, the kids believe this is probably crazy but once they get there, things get scary pretty fast.
The farmer's daughter as a teenager had her own weird experiences with Pearl, so she left for Brazil as soon as she graduated. Due to financial issues, she is back in town and with her two children in tow. When she can't reach her father she goes to the farm looking for him and later on, the grandchildren go looking for their mom.
This one was too out there for me.
Cliffhanger: No
2/5 Fangs
A complimentary copy was provided by Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Del Rey via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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