Elijah has lived in the Memory Wood for as long as he can remember. It’s the only home he’s ever known.

Elissa has only just arrived. And she’ll do everything she can to escape.

When Elijah stumbles across thirteen-year-old Elissa, in the woods where her abductor is hiding her, he refuses to alert the police. Because in his twelve years, Elijah has never had a proper friend. And he doesn’t want Elissa to leave.

Not only that, Elijah knows how this can end. After all, Elissa isn’t the first girl he’s found inside the Memory Wood.

As her abductor’s behaviour grows more erratic, Elissa realises that outwitting strange, lonely Elijah is her only hope of survival. Their cat-and-mouse game of deception and betrayal will determine both their fates, and whether either of them will ever leave the Memory Wood . . .

This week’s Tempted By…. is The Memory Wood by Sam Lloyd, which I was practically coerced into buying having read this review by Emma on her blog, Emma’s Biblio Treasures.

Every single thing about this review screams this is a book you must buy! “exciting, compelling, daring and clever debut,” “without a doubt my book of the month,” atmospheric and creepy,” “a modern-day Grimm’s fairytale,” “jaw-dropping twists,” and that is just the first paragraph!

As I carried on reading, everything about Emma’s description of the book made me want to pick it up. Her précis of the characters, descriptions of the prose style and the plot construction and her praise for the atmosphere and the tension – it was all so irresistible that there was absolutely no way I could scroll past without adding this book to my purchase list. This is the way a great blog review sells a book!

Emma’s blog is another of the newer blogs that I follow, but I really like her fresh, approachable writing style and her absolute enthusiasm for the books she reviews. She is also very friendly and a great, supportive member of the blogging community. Make sure you swing by her blog and check it out, if you haven’t already. You can find it here.

And if you absolutely need your own copy of The Memory Wood now (and I know you do!), you can get it here.