By Satu Sarkas Bosman
Flynn, a survivor of a childhood trauma, has found her tribe and feels like she finally belongs. It is her boyfriend Jackson’s 18th birthday and what could be better than to celebrate it at the grounds of an imposing house, full of secrets and mystery. Temple Fall stands alone on the moors, abandoned yet somehow inviting. Once the storm rises, friends decide to break in and carry on with the celebrations. It was after a fateful decision to have a séance that the course of everyone’s life would be forever altered.
Flynn is determined to find out why she and her friends seem to be unable to avoid the fate chosen for them and as the story unravels, Temple Fall offers an explanation as bleak as the future itself.
R.L. Boyle is a skilled storyteller and introduces us to the various timelines and characters that shaped Temple Fall, creating a house that beats with a dark heart. This is not haunted house in a traditional sense; it is a dwelling that attaches itself to your life with a determination to ruin it.
The author deftly blends Flynn’s very contemporary experiences with those who have lived decades before her. How is it that a house, long abandoned, has the power to open wounds barely mended and destroy all that you have fought so hard for?
Temple Fall by R. L. Boyle is available now in various formats.
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