The Coop Thickets Wood Trilogy Book 1 eBook Rebecca Reid
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Enter The Coop, a dark and misleading psychological thriller about the destruction of innocence.
A girl, apparently imprisoned in a room, is the thread of mystery running parallel to the tale of Thatchbury village.
Meet Howard and Lilly. They take you on a journey through Thatchbury where Mathew, the child from the coop, shoots Jodie Tiding, and so unravels the history of his loveless raising, her innocence and the dramatic events leading them to disaster.
The Coop is a darkly compelling vision of the layers of consciousness. Although conceived as the first novel in a trilogy, The Coop stands alone as a brilliant individual work of fiction.
REVIEWS
'Brilliant' - Colin Bateman (Best selling author)
'Original and disturbing. This is a beautifully written debut.' -
Sue Leonard, Irish Examiner
'Reid dazzles. The Coop is hauntingly beautiful...a page turner.' -
Literati Literature Lovers
'Great pageturner!' - Marie-Louise Muir, BBC
The Coop Thickets Wood Trilogy Book 1 eBook Rebecca Reid
In preparation of reading "Thickets Wood" (Book 2 in the Tickets Wood Trilogy), I thought I would go back to the beginning and read the first installment of the trilogy, although, according to the author, it is not necessary. The cover of this title is amazing, very eye-catching and as it was great value on Kindle, it was a win,win situation!Thatchbury Village. A quiet (maybe mid-western) and rural village where the residents trust each other to leave money at the gate for eggs hatched that morning, monthly bake clubs are held in each others kitchens and children play in the nearby Thickets Wood without a care in the world. All that changes when local girl, Jodie, is shot by Matthew, a 20 year old man with a child's mental age and a miserable existence. Howard is one of the locals to discover the girl and that night haunts him. Lilly sees his pain but avoids discussion about the event, gathering wildflowers, baking and comuning with nature instead. While Matthew says it was an accident, the village gossip mill kicks in and the boy hides from sight. Jodie, meanwhile, is traumatised and remains still and silent at her parents home. Just what happened that night? What is really going on over at the chicken coop where Matthew lives?
A girl is cowering in fear on a cot in a room. Food is scarce, temperatures are either stifling or freezing and she has virtually no clothes to cover herself with. A dirty blanket is her safety crutch and she tried to ignore the comings and going of 'him'. Scabs heal on her body, only to be picked away, a bucket in the corner of the room is her toilet and some hidden pearls, from a broken bracelet, are they only link she has to her past. How long has she been there? What do they want from her?
This phychological thriller will stretch you mind to its limits and draw you in to the darkness of Thickets Wood. Multi-layered narrative, overlapping at times, it can become more than a little confusing. The opening chapters are dragged out and the rural bliss of Howard and Lilly can become jarring. However, the mind-challenging paragraphs involving the girl in the room draw you back in. Regularly. Who is she? Who is keeping her prisoner? How did she get there? All questions that keep replaying in your head as you read of her isolation and despair.
The village of Thatchbury is not given a location, or even a time frame, leaving it up to the reader to decide. I personally went for mid-western US, sometime in the 1970s, but I could be way out. NO mention of technology or fashion, music or radio, so it could be any town, in any generation. The houses may be acres apart, but like most isolated communities, there is a feeling of claustrophobia. I tip my hat to the author for her writing style and her ability to bring a character to life. Unfortunately, the ending was a disappointment, leaving the reader with a high load of unanswered questions and the feeling that they have been cheated. I would doubt that these answers will appear in the second installment of the Thickets Wood Trilogy, but I will definitely be jumping into it anyway. I liked the village life, the darkness and the mind-bending style. I just hope the ending is more solid in book 2.
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The Coop Thickets Wood Trilogy Book 1 eBook Rebecca Reid Reviews
The Coop is the first book in the Thickets Wood Trilogy and Rebecca Reid's debut novel is a dazzling array of intrigue. I finished The Coop a little over a week ago and since then have reread it twice. It's rare that I reread a book shortly after completing it, but her book captivates. Some authors gradually feed us information and we can slowly piece together the threads, but Reid's different. This book will keep you guessing and at the end, blow your suspicions right out of the water. Nothing is as it seems or is it?
There are six central characters in The Coop. We have Lilly and Howard who take us on journey through Thatchbury and in many ways provide the central storyline regarding Matthew and Jodie. It's through them we uncover the events surrounding the episode leading up to and after the incident. We also have Thicket Woods; it's the backdrop to the Coop incident and plays a central role in the lives of Thatchbury village. For in the woods, lies an important tree a life / death tree where events of the villagers are commemorated. The most important character, however; is a mysterious girl who narrates her own story alongside. Our mysterious girl in is a room and has us questioning, "who is the girl in the room?" I had ideas and each time Reid fed us a little more, the more I realized I was wrong. By the time I got to the ending I was flabbergasted because although one of my original ideas was confirmed, I was also very much wrong. Her story leaves you wanting more and causes you heartache because at times you want Reid to focus on her and her alone, but I realized her story was equally important to that of the rest of the novel. Without her, our journey wouldn't be complete and although we may question who she is, it's not necessary to know who she is, but rather how and why.
At the center of the novel is Matthew Cauldwell. As a child he's abandoned by his mother and left to live with his grandparents. Your heart breaks for him and for the emotional abuse (not to mention physical) he's had to endure. As a boy growing up, he's isolated from the village and forced to fend for himself. At one point his grandfather states he thought for sure he'd die of starvation, but our Mattie is fit for survival. His only companions are the chickens his grandparents raise and even the chickens are treated better than he is. Then we have Jodie Tiding, a fourteen year old and a bit mischievous for her age. She becomes friends with a local boy, Pauly, and the two become inseparable. Jodie unwillingly attracts Matthew's attention. She has no concept of him and Matthew fights his personal demons regarding his interest in Jodie. Late one evening Matthew shoots Jodie and the aftermath is slowly revealed. We see Jodie struggle with the incident and Matthew's isolation. An emotional roller coaster ensues making you want to reach out to both of them. In the village the talk surrounds Matthew and the incident while Jodie tries to hide away. Everyone tries to tip toe around the subject, but there's no going back.
Now you may be wondering what Lilly and Howard have to do with all of this. Howard in many ways becomes an anchor central to both Lilly and Jodie. We don't know the extent of Howard's influence on Lilly's life, although we do see them together, interacting, and living under the same roof. What we have is Lilly surviving with Howard's help. Howard, however; has his own secrets. As a reader we try to figure out Howard's intentions and if he's noble as he appears to be. In many ways he is as he is concerned with Jodie and equally concerned for how Lilly is taking it all (especially after the Coop incident). Reid mentions something about Howard that I'm sure will be addressed in book 2. I hope astute readers will catch it because I want to discuss it.
The Coop is hauntingly beautiful and a page turner. Once you start you won't want to stop and you're left speechless at the end. Reid dazzles and I for one can't wait to get my hands on book 2 and of course see how this trilogy concludes.
**This review appeared on my blog & the author provided me a copy to review**
In preparation of reading "Thickets Wood" (Book 2 in the Tickets Wood Trilogy), I thought I would go back to the beginning and read the first installment of the trilogy, although, according to the author, it is not necessary. The cover of this title is amazing, very eye-catching and as it was great value on , it was a win,win situation!
Thatchbury Village. A quiet (maybe mid-western) and rural village where the residents trust each other to leave money at the gate for eggs hatched that morning, monthly bake clubs are held in each others kitchens and children play in the nearby Thickets Wood without a care in the world. All that changes when local girl, Jodie, is shot by Matthew, a 20 year old man with a child's mental age and a miserable existence. Howard is one of the locals to discover the girl and that night haunts him. Lilly sees his pain but avoids discussion about the event, gathering wildflowers, baking and comuning with nature instead. While Matthew says it was an accident, the village gossip mill kicks in and the boy hides from sight. Jodie, meanwhile, is traumatised and remains still and silent at her parents home. Just what happened that night? What is really going on over at the chicken coop where Matthew lives?
A girl is cowering in fear on a cot in a room. Food is scarce, temperatures are either stifling or freezing and she has virtually no clothes to cover herself with. A dirty blanket is her safety crutch and she tried to ignore the comings and going of 'him'. Scabs heal on her body, only to be picked away, a bucket in the corner of the room is her toilet and some hidden pearls, from a broken bracelet, are they only link she has to her past. How long has she been there? What do they want from her?
This phychological thriller will stretch you mind to its limits and draw you in to the darkness of Thickets Wood. Multi-layered narrative, overlapping at times, it can become more than a little confusing. The opening chapters are dragged out and the rural bliss of Howard and Lilly can become jarring. However, the mind-challenging paragraphs involving the girl in the room draw you back in. Regularly. Who is she? Who is keeping her prisoner? How did she get there? All questions that keep replaying in your head as you read of her isolation and despair.
The village of Thatchbury is not given a location, or even a time frame, leaving it up to the reader to decide. I personally went for mid-western US, sometime in the 1970s, but I could be way out. NO mention of technology or fashion, music or radio, so it could be any town, in any generation. The houses may be acres apart, but like most isolated communities, there is a feeling of claustrophobia. I tip my hat to the author for her writing style and her ability to bring a character to life. Unfortunately, the ending was a disappointment, leaving the reader with a high load of unanswered questions and the feeling that they have been cheated. I would doubt that these answers will appear in the second installment of the Thickets Wood Trilogy, but I will definitely be jumping into it anyway. I liked the village life, the darkness and the mind-bending style. I just hope the ending is more solid in book 2.
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