"Chock-a-block with chills, this is a compelling, original, and emotionally aware supernatural thriller."
Chock-a-block with chills, this supernatural thriller also beautifully evokes teenage feelings of uncertainty and how they travel with us into adulthood. Theatre usher Chloe witnesses the iconic musical Dust returning to the stage after 20 years, the very stage said to be haunted by the leading actress who was murdered in her dressing room. It feels as though this book, which crosses genres so successfully, could only have been written by Louise Beech. Her ability to delve into the deepest of emotions and describe them so they land with acute precision in your own thoughts, is handfasted with her knowledge of the theatre. The past collides with the present and boy does the tension increase with each time switch. I felt as though I was a teenager again, and with all the buckets full of feelings that Chloe has to manage, I could have gathered her into the hugest hug. While this is spooky as heck, it is also hugely considerate of emotional heartache and distress. Compelling, original, and unmistakably Louise Beech, I Am Dust glides onto my Liz Robinson picks of the month.
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Louise Beech’s latest psychological thriller is ghostly, mysterious, emotional, atmospheric and has a touch of the supernatural. I was emotionally drained by the ending, so powerful, poignant and beguiling. Very apt and so well written.
Louise Beech’s latest psychological thriller is ghostly, mysterious, emotional, atmospheric and has a touch of the supernatural. After enjoying her previous unique novel Call Me Star Girl and always having enjoyed her beautifully written stories, I was just desperate to read I Am Dust. Set within a working theatre involving secrets, betrayals and hauntings this was a fabulous read. I particularly enjoyed the story being told from the perspective of an usher working in the theatre whilst the plays were performing. A setting I haven’t read about before and was hugely interesting.
The story of an actress haunting the theatre after being murdered backstage was very intriguing and had me turning the pages with intense trepidation.... Read Full Review
WARNING!! This compulsively dark tale is not for the faint-hearted. It may well come back to haunt you!
Another stunning tale from Louise Beech. Completely different from her previous novels but equally bewitching, I Am Dust delves deeper than before into the dark, obsessive side of love and lust. Exploring disturbing topics such as self-harm and witchcraft, this is a compelling and somewhat terrifying read. I felt a sense of foreboding each time I opened the book and I certainly wouldn’t recommend reading whilst alone or in a darkened room - you may well find yourself looking over your shoulder and second-guessing those shadows lurking in the corners!
We move between Chloe’s current life as an usher at the reputedly haunted Dean Wilson Theatre and her teenage years when she attended a theatre group there with her friends Jess and Ryan.... Read Full Review
Thought-provoking, intense, exciting and very very compelling, I found this an engrossing and captivating read and strongly recommend it.
I really enjoyed I Am Dust. It was a totally treat and the first of Louise Beech's books I have read. What a brilliant writer she is, marrying complicated situations and plots with a riveting conclusion. At the same time, she encourages the reader to empathise with a host of varied and sometimes flawed characters.
Chloe Dee works as an usher in a somewhat rundown regional theatre. The Dean Wilson Theatre is supposedly haunted by an actress, Morgan Miller who, some years before, was murdered there in her dressing room, on the opening night of the musical 'Dust'. The killer was never found. After twenty years the same musical is returning to the same theatre.
The story is told in two different time frames - 2005 when Morgan died and the present.... Read Full Review
