Born to the Dark

Thirty years after the gruesome encounter with Christian Noble, Dominic Sheldrake is a grown man with a son of his own. While he may not have forgotten his past, he somewhat managed to banish his memories to the furthest corner of his mind. However, when his son, who suffers from nocturnal seizures, starts visiting a private medical center intend on helping children with such sleep disorders, the past seems to repeat itself. While Dom's wife does not believe his suspicions, he is convinced that the Noble family has returned, intent to finally accomplish what they started so long ago and what he prevented back then. Fighting to get his son back, Dom loses it all when his wife throws him out, wanting a divorce and accusing him of being delusional. Dom turns to his old childhood friends for help. In a desperate race against time, Dom must stop Christian Noble once again and rescue his son before it is too late. While I enjoyed the first book, I loved this one much better, maybe because the writing felt more comprehensible to me this time. While I'm an avid English reader, I still encounter authors whose sophisticated wording makes me struggle - interestingly, they are all British English authors. Also, I got a much better understanding of the mysterious Christian Noble 'cult'. Now I am eager to find out how it all comes together in the final installment of this fascinating trilogy. (thanks to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)

Thirty years after the gruesome encounter with Christian Noble, Dominic Sheldrake is a grown man with a son of his own. While he may not have forgotten his past, he somewhat managed to banish his memories to the furthest corner of his mind. However, when his son, who suffers from nocturnal seizures, starts visiting a private medical center intend on helping children with such sleep disorders, the past seems to repeat itself. While Dom's wife does not believe his suspicions, he is convinced that the Noble family has returned, intent to finally accomplish what they started so long ago and what he prevented back then. Fighting to get his son back, Dom loses it all when his wife throws him out, wanting a divorce and accusing him of being delusional. Dom turns to his old childhood friends for help. In a desperate race against time, Dom must stop Christian Noble once again and rescue his son before it is too late. While I enjoyed the first book, I loved this one much better, maybe because the writing felt more comprehensible to me this time. While I'm an avid English reader, I still encounter authors whose sophisticated wording makes me struggle - interestingly, they are all British English authors. Also, I got a much better understanding of the mysterious Christian Noble 'cult'. Now I am eager to find out how it all comes together in the final installment of this fascinating trilogy. (thanks to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)