I first started the book in audio format on audible. I couldn't connect with the narrator and stopped listening and I did go to pick another audio but decided to give The Mountain a chance the old fashioned way and the read the hardback, Thank goodness I did, it would have been a  mistake of epic proportions if I hadn’t dived in.

For a debut novel, it’s breathtaking. I’ve never read a book with so many layers.Stories within stories. Don’t get the wrong idea it flows beautifully and it's not complicated. I didn’t want to take my hardback out and about so I went and purchased the kindle version too. I was emotionally invested and I didn't want the book to end. I even found myself slowing down and reading it in short bursts trying to consume every little crumb of the divine writing.

When trying to think what was at the very roots of the story I had a hard time because there are so many topics covered.  But for me I decided it would be lies, Every lie having a consequence, I think they call it the butterfly effect. One action having a plethora of reactions.

There wasn’t a character that I didn’t like in The Mountain, they each had a story to tell and very distinctive voices. It’s crime fiction with an accent of mild horror threaded through the pages. A book that infuses your brain and leaves you with ghosts and the urge that you want more.

What a fabulous book to read and it definitely made it into my top reads of 2017. I thoroughly recommend adding it to your TBR pile.

A stunning debut that is simply a terrifying whopper of a must read!