Secret Lives of the Dead by Tim Lebbon

Thank you @zooloosBT For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Secret Lives of the Dead is a horror thriller genre. I like the front cover and title; it really works well and looks very creepy. I read Secret Lives of the Dead in a day; it was a rapid read. Furthermore, I like that there were four narratives, which are Jodie, who has a past and encourages her boyfriend BB, who is the second narrative, to help her burgle an old mansion with his friend Matt, who is the third narrative, and lastly, Lem, who is to do with Jodie past. If I am honest, I did not like Jodie but really liked BB and Matt, who seemed like lovely people. I didn’t actually feel like this was the horror genre; it felt more like a thriller to me, which is even better. The story is fast-paced which is fantastic, and you can keep up with it. I also liked how the book went from present to past; it really worked, and I felt like I knew the characters backgrounds and them a bit more. There is a good amount of suspense and tension running through the book. Very well written, 4 stars, great for these dark nights. Bio TIM LEBBON is a New York Times-bestselling writer from South Wales. He’s written over fifty novels, as well as hundreds of novellas and short stories. His latest novel is Secret Lives of the Dead. He has won a World Fantasy Award, four British Fantasy Awards, a Dragon Award and a Scribe Award. His novel The Silence is a movie on Netflix starring Stanley Tucci and Kiernan Shipka. The movie of his novella Pay The Ghost stars Nicolas Cage. Tim has written extensively in existing universes including Alien, Conan the Barbarian, Predator, Star Wars, Firefly and Hellboy novels. He also novelized the movies 30 Days of Night, The Cabin in the Woods, and Kong: Skull Island. He has written computer games, comics, and audio dramas. He is currently developing more novels, and both original and adapted screen projects. He loves the outdoors, and spends a lot of time walking, running, cycling and swimming around the Welsh countryside. He's competed in many Ironman and other triathlons. He's a huge music fan, and believes you're never too old to jump up and down in a mosh pit. ─────────☆────•────☆────•────☆────•────☆────•───────── Where can you find them? BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/timlebbon.bsky.social Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tim.lebbon Instagram https://www.instagram.com/timlebbon/ X (formerly Twitter) https://x.com/timlebbon Website https://www.timlebbon.net/ ─────────☆────•────☆────•────☆────•────☆────•───────── Book Links Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219151254-secret-lives-of-the-dead Blurb A dark folk horror tale of a deadly family curse, crime and murder that is sure to turn your blood cold, from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Netflix's The Silence. When Jodi, BB and Matt decide to burgle a derelict country home as a thrilling dare, they become embroiled in a twisted legacy of supernatural terror. There are rumours of a bizarre curse hanging over the hoard of antiques and jewellery within the house. And unbeknownst to the others, one member of the trio has darker motives for breaking into the property. Lem is a brutal man obsessed with a gruesome family legend. He is determined to right the wrongs of the past and lift the curse placed on his bloodline. By completing the work of his father and bringing a bizarre selection of scattered relics back together, he hopes to be free of the malign influence that has hounded every generation of his family for two centuries. Across a single day a deadly pursuit will culminate on the desolate, storm-swept Crow Island, and those involved are given cause to wonder… can believing in a curse deeply enough bring its own bad luck