A Book Review
This book review feels rather special to me. Why? The author is a writer I grew with as we both wrote fiction for a publication on Medium called Hinged.press, formerly, The Weekly Knob. I always envied her delivery and the way she weaved tales of horror and thriller stories. She is a beast with the pen and has this uncanny way of shoving years of hauntings and mysteriousness into compact vignettes that anyone can enjoy.
We were both featured in the publication’s “Author’s Gold” segment and you can find our features here and here. What I love about Nicole’s writing is she creates believable characters any of us can be or may have been in the past. She pulls you into their lives and then tragically scares the living shit out of you just as you’re learning to love who they are. Every time I read one of her books, it’s a wild ride, which is icing on the cake of writing.
Below is the review I did for her most recent novel, The Keeper of the Key:
“I Felt Connected To Rachel & Her Family
And I know it is because the author, Nicole Willson, made them so believable and relatable.
The Keeper of the Key is a page-turner with wrath, vengeance, horror, gore, love, and resilience blended into every page.
I found myself yelling with Rachel and siding with her regarding her insouciant stepfather, Geoff. I cheered Gram on when she set her daughter, Tara straight about marrying Geoff too soon.
Morgan House is a terror and Nick is the reason. I knew from the beginning he would be trouble, and Nicole doesn’t disappoint. That house needed to wither away in ash form, and I was happy it did.
Towards the end of the book, I wanted to rip Nick’s eyes out and throw them away. I was rooting for Rachel and the many ways she manipulated him and maneuvered herself away from him in the end.
She, her mother, and grandmother survived turmoil and their ultimate demise.
If you’re looking for a thriller with a touch of gothic horror mixed in, I highly recommend The Keeper of the Key.
You will be jolted and thrashed into a world of mysteriousness and of a haunting good time.
Be forewarned!“
Tidepool and The Shadow Dancers of Brixton Hill are two other books authored by Nicole. I’ve read and reviewed them both. I vouch for this writer. She is in a class all by herself. And when you read her work, you’ll definitely understand why.
A Cornered Gurl 
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