**I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**
Netted Published by Independently Published on September 15, 2019Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense
Pages: 156
Format: eBook
Source: ARC
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When Dale uses a dating app to get over his ex, he connects with Marla, a beautiful eccentric. All is well and good…until they meet in person.
Meanwhile, Jessica, a troubled teen, takes to surfing the darknet to fulfill her ever-growing curiosity. Within its labyrinthine vastness, she discovers Father Paul, a sinister figure who uses creative methods of torture to please his rich audience. Her dreams of meeting her hero soon come true, but not in the way she hoped.
Will Dale and Jessica survive when they’re pulled into the cyber mass known as the darknet? Or are they already lost to The Silent Red Room, a horrific place amongst the darknet's web of horrors?
The Silent Red Room: making the underbelly of the internet a better place, one missing person at a time.
Netted was certainly an adventure for me. Thank you Blackthorn Book Tours and the author for providing my review copy!
Right from the start, K.T. Rose thrusts readers into a particularly brutal prologue in a Red Room. The horror designation for this read is more on the slasher fic side so if that isn’t your jam you’ll want to skip this one. I typically won’t read topics this brutal but the synopsis had me curious.
I’m finding this review difficult to write since I’m feeling quite middle-of-the-road, no strong opinions regarding the book. The concept was as interesting as it is horrifying.
I was curious enough to see the book through, but struggled a bit with the pacing and timeline jumps. Readers meet Jessica after she has already discovered and become obsessed with Father Paul’s red room shows. I needed more rounding for Jessica’s character. I wish we had a chance to see that obsession grow to help us understand what is a very atypical infatuation for a fifteen year old girl. Dale had more background, though I didn’t care for the giant time jumps from pre-dating profile to suddenly meeting someone. I wanted that shift from romance to horror to be a jarring shift.
Overall, I don’t think I’ll continue with the series but this read did prompt some interesting discussion with my spouse so I’m glad I read it. If you have a strong stomach and a hankering for some dark fiction, Netted is a quick, dark read that explores the seedy world of the dark net.
*I voluntarily read and reviewed a review copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
