Grandfathers House by Jon Athan

 

After a prank lands him in serious trouble, Malcolm Hernandez, a sixteen-year-old boy, is shipped off to live with his grandparents while his mother attempts to save him from expulsion and criminal charges. Malcolm believes the stay will be easy—a vacation with milk and cookies and tales from the past. His hopes, however, are shattered when he bumps heads with his grandfather, Ronald O'Donnell—a stern, violent man with a sinister past.

Ronald plans on disciplining his grandson in order to 'save' him from himself. He is not afraid of abusing him, either. He will physically, emotionally, and mentally break him.

This was a book I picked up after reading Brother by Ania Alhborn, and expected something similar. Well that was not the case. This was absolutely nuts. Poor Malcolm thinks he's going to have an easy time at his Grandparents house as a punishment for being a class clown, well he thought wrong indeed! His Grandfather, Ronald, is awful, like seriously disgusting. The abuse and torture he inflicts on Malcolm, I don’t want to believe anyone would do that to someone, never mind their own flesh and blood. This story was all kinds of horrible, I thought his Grandmother was going to be a shining light for him, well that turns out a bit freaking weird too!

The author writes books like this to shock you, well this one did the trick! I’ll be up for trying another of his!