After a violent and tragic incident at their high school, a group of school pupils are sent on a retreat. The school sees this as a valuable opportunity to get over these events and bond, the pupils see it as a valuable opportunity to get drunk and bond in ways the school may not approve of. Meanwhile at a top secret research base, something has been discovered that means that this retreat will not go to plan for anybody...I have always read Christopher Brookmyre for the biting sarcasm and great plots, I never thought I would read him for all out scares. I started this book on Friday and stayed up all night to finish it! I even read the last chapter to find out what happens! It is like a chocolate eclair - the good stuff is not only in the surface horror but the deeper themes; to think about; religion, ethics, love, sex, relationships and the way we treat others and all included in this book. It also has an ending that does not disappoint! Most books I have read so far this year I have enjoyed this one I devoured...
Pain multiplies. It multiples in little ways, like Julie Meiklejohn going from bullied to bully, and in enormous ways, like Robert Barker's rage, the aftershocks of which they are all still suffering.
Kane looks at the tears forming in Guthrie's eyes, and at the sorrowful understanding in Sendak's, and wonders whether compassion can multiply too.
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