Review of No One is Leaving by Stephen Barnard

A group of old friends and their partners gather in a country house for a winter weekend in Scotland. It’s been years since they’ve all been together and spirits are high. One thing they’re all excited about is meeting the newcomer; the long-time singleton in their party has finally brought a man along. Only, he's not what he seems… he's something more than a man. Benjamin is not there to make friends, and between him and his partner, Hayley, they present the group with a terrifying ultimatum. No one is leaving until the conditions are met. Should that happen, half of them will be forever changed, transformed into one of Benjamin’s kind. The other half will be sacrificed: food to fuel the transformation. Snowbound and scared, they’re in the fight of their lives to make it to Monday. NO ONE IS LEAVING: the latest nerve-shredding novel from Stephen Barnard, the author of 21 DARES and REQUESTS FROM THE DEAD.

MY REVIEW:

A GROUP OF OLD FRIENDS AND THEIR PARTNERS GATHER FOR A WINTER WEEKEND RETREAT IN SCOTLAND. EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EACH OTHER AGAIN AND HAVING A FUN WEEKEND. HAYLEY IS BRINGING SOMEONE NEW, BENJAMIN WHO IS NOT WHOM HE SEEMS. THEIR WEEKEND JUST TURNED INTO A TERRIFYING NIGHTMARE.

I HAVE NEVER READ ANYTHING BY AUTHOR STEPHEN BARNARD BEFORE BUT I AM SO GLAD I DID.  I REALLY ENJOYED READING NO ONE IS LEAVING.  NO ONE IS LEAVING IS A FAST PACE HORROR NOVEL THAT TOOK ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISED.  IT IS FILLED WITH A LOT OF TWISTS AND TURNS THAT LEAVE YOU GUESSING WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTION THAT LEAVES YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT. I WAS HOOKED FROM THE VERY FIRST PAGE UNTIL THE VERY END.  I COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN. IT WAS EASY TO BECOME INVESTED IN THE STORYLINE AND CHARACTERS AS YOU HOPE EACH ONE OF THEM LIVES. THE CHARACTERS AND STORY ARE WELL WRITTEN AND COMPLEX. NO ONE IS LEAVING IS A MUST READ FOR FANS OF HORROR. I CAN'T WAIT TO READ MORE BOOKS BY AUTHOR STEPHEN BARNARD. 5 STARS
 

Stephen Barnard Stephen Barnard has been writing and self-publishing for a number of years. He predominantly writes horror / suspense, but has also written the science fantasy trilogy, 'Portentous'. When he's not doing that he sometimes teaches, parents, reads and binge-watches horror films.