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The House of Twelve eBook Sean Davies Laura Costa

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The House of Twelve eBook Sean Davies Laura Costa

If you are into mystery, terror, and some slash, this is a perfect book for you. This story will take you through the horrors lived by 12 strangers who wake up in a house without even knowing how they got there. Author Sean Davies manages to keep you on the edge of your seat through this gripping horror story that keeps you wanting for more.

You really feel for the characters and kind of feel their anguish at having to do gruesome stuff without even knowing why they are doing it. It is a story in the style of Saw but with so much more volume to it.

Of course, there is a very accentuated human element to the story as you get to see the "guests" having to decide who dies and the whole idea of redemption was great. I probably did not enjoy the deep purpose of redemption as the characters do not even remember who they are and how they got there. Maybe that was a bit of a plothole for me.

Besides that, a brilliant idea with a very interesting narrative.


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The House of Twelve eBook Sean Davies Laura Costa Reviews

Before the Horror Movie Genre, there was the horror novels and this book is a worthy addition. In the same type as the Cube, or the Saw franchise. Welcome to the House of Twelve, where strangers wake up in a locked house, with no recollection of their past and little food to sustain all of them for any length of time. House rules are printed on a Menu card for them where “Redemption is the key to escape”. As gruesome deaths start to pile up and mistrust is running rampant amongst the people trapped, Sarah attempts to figure out just what is going on.
I think this book is great, the writing style keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing what will happen next. The ending itself was very unexpected and dramatic and leaves you questioning what had just happened. This is definitely a book to get and enjoy if you are a fan of the horror/supernatural genre.
Redemption is the key to escape. This story threw a lot of exposition and characters at me in the first chapter. Almost too much. I felt like a smoother and longer exposition would have been better for me, but it did move the story along at a fast pace. With the collective amnesia of the group, some of the things in this story were just bizarre. Redemption without memory just didn't make any sense to me, which was my first clue into what was going on. Another posted said it reminded them of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, which was interesting because I had the same thought as soon as I read the description. It was a decent mystery and story, but I really wanted it to have more details and pacing. Even though I figured out many things along the way, the ending was different than I anticipated which I give props for.
"The House of Twelve" is a story about twelve strangers waking up with hardly any memory of themselves and how they ended up at the strange house with no way of getting out. There are very specific rules for survival in the mysterious place. With absolutely no idea who captured them, the twelve strangers have to find a way to work together and even kill one another in order to protect their own lives.

The twelve characters are diverse and interesting enough. But I think the story took a while to pick up its pace and excitement. The story is a harsh and cruel reflection of human nature. There is the big question about morals and ethics behind the story about how we judge the people around us based on bits of information that we have which may or may not be true. Who deserves to survive? Do our backgrounds and alleged behavior make us any less worthy of survival than others?

Overall an interesting read.
The House of Twelve by Sean Davies will deceive the reader many times. The idea seems familiar. Twelve people wake up in a house but can’t remember how they got there. They don’t know each other and can’t figure out a connection that will tie them together. It is almost as if they had been drugged, kidnapped, and imprisoned in one house. That they were imprisoned is obvious from many indicators. Doors are steel, reinforced, and locked. Where there should be windows, the glass has been replaced by thick constructions of brick. And on a coffee table in the living room, there is a document with House Rules. The first one says they will never be allowed to escape, the second rations the food and water, and the third relates to their imminent deaths. There is constant background music; think elevator music. Each evening at 2300 the music will stop, and one person must die. The victim can die by suicide or be killed by others. If no selection or volunteer happens before 2400, gas will kill all of them.

But there is a chance for escape, and it is contained in one sentence. “Redemption is the key to escape.” ( Locations 147-148). This sentence will appear in many chapters of the book. Chapters are labeled Day 1, Day 2, and so on up to Day Twelve. There are twelve people trapped in the house. By Chapter Two, if not before, it should be apparent to the reader that all inhabitants have a fatal flaw. They have done something in their past lives and the only escape from the house will be to admit their wrongdoings and receive redemption. To aid them in this, some entity, perhaps the house and perhaps their own locked memories, fuel their dreams each night. The victims can revisit elements of transgressions that sentenced them to the house. But only if there is some admission of guilt will an entire crime or bad action be revealed. And even after that, the resident must accept that past actions were wrongful.

While the twelve are going through their dreams there is the pesky requirement that one person must die each day. Some residents will deal with this by drinking the helpfully provided alcohol. Some will seek solitude in one of the various rooms available in the house. Some will hook up for sex. And some will actively seek a means of escape. All will puzzle over how they can get redemption.

Obviously, the story is character driven. In the beginning, the reader will have to face twelve characters, each with at least a limited backstory and this can be annoying. But just like there is an ever-increasing supply of food and drink in the house as the population dwindles, the reader’s headache over remembering character will subside as the number of residents becomes fewer.

There are several clues as to how the novel will end about midway through the novel. But none is as important as the one given in the House Rules and presented in Day One. Mystery fans should appreciate the fun in interpreting the phrase correctly before the resident prisoners if even the prisoners are able to do so. This is a four plus star rating. I was alerted to the novel by Voracious Readers Only and could have gotten a free copy for review from the author. I thought it was good enough to buy from at USD 0.99. I will read more from this author.
If you are into mystery, terror, and some slash, this is a perfect book for you. This story will take you through the horrors lived by 12 strangers who wake up in a house without even knowing how they got there. Author Sean Davies manages to keep you on the edge of your seat through this gripping horror story that keeps you wanting for more.

You really feel for the characters and kind of feel their anguish at having to do gruesome stuff without even knowing why they are doing it. It is a story in the style of Saw but with so much more volume to it.

Of course, there is a very accentuated human element to the story as you get to see the "guests" having to decide who dies and the whole idea of redemption was great. I probably did not enjoy the deep purpose of redemption as the characters do not even remember who they are and how they got there. Maybe that was a bit of a plothole for me.

Besides that, a brilliant idea with a very interesting narrative.