The Hill in the Dark Grove by Liam Higginson

I loved the slow, beautiful writing in this book, and Carwyn's life on the Welsh sheep farm immediately drew me in. The story takes some time, but I was in no hurry for it, because I loved the farm life. The gentle pace of the love story between Carwyn and Rhian was perfect. And the loveliness of their story only means you dread even more the horror that you sense is coming. The darkness starts small, but grows and intensifies, and whilst you never really understand the truth of what is actually happening, you care enough about both Carwyn & Rhian that the darkness feels overwhelming and utterly unfair.
And dark it is. This, ultimately, is no happy love story or cute farm tale...Life on the farm is very, very hard, and the descriptions of what Carwyn and Rhian go through are vivid, so buckle in for a pretty traumatic ride.
I was ever so slightly disappointed at the end, but I couldn't quite tell if that was because I was hoping against hope for a better resolution, or if I just had wanted a different resolution, but the writing was brilliant, and I would definitely read more from this author.

With thanks to the publishers and Net Galley for my copy.