{"id":16379,"date":"2024-10-05T01:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=16379"},"modified":"2025-09-26T22:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:03:46","slug":"book-maggies-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-maggies-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"Maggie&#8217;s Grave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-2505\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_maggiesgrave.png?fit=250%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Maggie&#039;s Grave\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Maggie's Grave<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/david-sodergren\/\">David Sodergren<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2020-10-08\">October 8, 2020<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 268<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/splatterpunk\/\">Splatterpunk<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/hardcover\/\">Hardcover<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/gift\/\">Gift<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55276075-maggie-s-grave\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>The small Scottish town of Auchenmullan is dead, and has been for years. It sits in the shadow of a mountain, forgotten and atrophying in the perpetual gloom.<\/p>\n<p>Forty-seven residents are all that remain.<\/p>\n<p>There's nothing to do there, nothing to see, except for a solitary grave near the top of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>MAGGIE WALL BURIED HERE AS A WITCH reads the faded inscription.<\/p>\n<p>But sometimes the dead don't stay buried. Especially when they have unfinished business.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eshC1G\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-10-05T05:00:02+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Maggie's Grave\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-maggies-grave\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Maggie's Grave\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"David Sodergren\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/david-sodergren\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"9798521299935\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 268,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Self-Published\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_maggiesgrave.png?fit=250%2C374&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-10-08T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/55276075-maggie-s-grave\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_maggiesgrave-page.png?resize=350%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_maggiesgrave-page.png?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_maggiesgrave-page.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_maggiesgrave-page.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_maggiesgrave-page.png?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>What can I even say about <strong>Maggie&#8217;s Grave<\/strong> other than that it was one of the most intense and thrilling books I&#8217;ve ever read! A haunting folk tale about a witch who looms over a dying Scottish town and the dumb young adults who inadvertently awaken her. It is B movie camp at its finest that starts slow but puts the pedal to the metal, it&#8217;s over the top and gratuitous in all the right ways.<\/p>\n<p>Maggie Wall&#8217;s gloriously brutal entrance is a scene that has lived rent-free in my head for months. The second half of the novel had me in a chokehold while metal music was playing in my head, I stayed up all night racing to finish the book.<\/p>\n<p>When I finished reading, I spent hours recounting the entire story to my husband absolutely raving about the book! <strong>Maggie&#8217;s Grave<\/strong> instantly catapulted David Sodergren to the top of my list of authors I need to read more books by, and I&#8217;m so glad I finally sat down to give one of his books a shot.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;There was no <strong>justice<\/strong>. Just <strong>men<\/strong> with a <strong>perverse pleasure<\/strong> in the <strong>destruction of women\u2019s bodies<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Child Abduction, Child Abuse, Child Sacrifice, Dismemberment, Gore, Infant Death, Murder, Orgy, Parent Death, Sex, Sexual Assault, Teen Pregnancy, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About David Sodergren<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_davidsodergren.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_davidsodergren.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_davidsodergren.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>David Sodergren lives in Scotland with his wife Heather and his best friend, Boris the Pug.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up, he was the kind of kid who collected rubber skeletons and lived for horror movies. Not much has changed since then.<\/p>\n<p>Since the publication of his first novel, The Forgotten Island, he has written and published a further five novels, from slashers to gialli to folk horror to weird westerns. He is currently working on several more novels, including a trilogy of violent revenge stories to be published in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>David Sodergren also writes extreme horror under the pen name Carl John Lee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidsodergren.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/paperbacksandpugs.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Blog<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paperbacksnpugs\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/18377192.David_Sodergren\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eTRix2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paperbacksandpugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review What can I even say about Maggie&#8217;s Grave other than that it was one of the most intense and thrilling books I&#8217;ve ever read! 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