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loram's review
5.0
This starts a little clunky as if the author is trying to shovel in too much information quickly, then settles into an even flow by the end of the first chapter. A ghost hunting team is investigating a house reported to be haunted. One of them is a psychic, balanced by the group sceptic. A full team with modern equipment sets up.
By the second chapter, the fun starts. I'm not going to go into what happens because there's a surprise ending and the potential for spoilers is too great, but I will say that lots does happen and I was at the edge of my seat for most of it.
I should add a trigger warning. No animals were hurt in the making of this story. Anything else is fair game. Normally a story like this would have exceeded my own violence tolerance, but the way it flowed just made it work too well. Characters were developed as much as you could expect in a short story but it is mostly action driven. I was scared for the main protagonist all the way to the end, and maybe even beyond.
The author's afterword was interesting as well. It tells the context that the idea for the story came in and mentions a familiar author involved in the same project. That in itself added a whole new dimension to the story.
If you want something to make you jump at every little noise in the house at night, read this one.
By the second chapter, the fun starts. I'm not going to go into what happens because there's a surprise ending and the potential for spoilers is too great, but I will say that lots does happen and I was at the edge of my seat for most of it.
I should add a trigger warning. No animals were hurt in the making of this story. Anything else is fair game. Normally a story like this would have exceeded my own violence tolerance, but the way it flowed just made it work too well. Characters were developed as much as you could expect in a short story but it is mostly action driven. I was scared for the main protagonist all the way to the end, and maybe even beyond.
The author's afterword was interesting as well. It tells the context that the idea for the story came in and mentions a familiar author involved in the same project. That in itself added a whole new dimension to the story.
If you want something to make you jump at every little noise in the house at night, read this one.
avoraciousreader68's review
5.0
4.5
*Book source ~ A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
An abandoned and supposedly haunted hunting lodge plus a team of paranormal investigators. Will this job be a bust or turn out to be something else?
Eeeeeeeeeeee!! This is creepy and gory. I’ve stated before that horror isn’t one of my favorite genres, but this isn’t just horror. It’s a horror sundae drizzled with suspense and topped with paranormal. Scrunched down in my chair, I had one hand holding my Kindle and the other clenching a fistful of blanket. I’m glad I read this in the day and not at night. *shudders* I kept thinking: Where’s Sam and Dean when you need them?!
*Book source ~ A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
An abandoned and supposedly haunted hunting lodge plus a team of paranormal investigators. Will this job be a bust or turn out to be something else?
Eeeeeeeeeeee!! This is creepy and gory. I’ve stated before that horror isn’t one of my favorite genres, but this isn’t just horror. It’s a horror sundae drizzled with suspense and topped with paranormal. Scrunched down in my chair, I had one hand holding my Kindle and the other clenching a fistful of blanket. I’m glad I read this in the day and not at night. *shudders* I kept thinking: Where’s Sam and Dean when you need them?!
stellar_raven's review
4.0
Ok, that was awesomely scary.
A little slow to get going, but once it did, hoo-boy. It felt a bit like watching a good horror movie. I was on the edge of my seat, pulse pounding the entire time. And the twist, I thought, worked pretty well.
It is bloody and gory, so if you don't care to read those kinds of things, you may want to pass on this one. And this is where I would normally mention potential triggers, but in this case, I am unsure as to how to do that without spoiling the story.
The author's note at the end actually really added to the story, so I'm glad that was included.
A little slow to get going, but once it did, hoo-boy. It felt a bit like watching a good horror movie. I was on the edge of my seat, pulse pounding the entire time. And the twist, I thought, worked pretty well.
It is bloody and gory, so if you don't care to read those kinds of things, you may want to pass on this one. And this is where I would normally mention potential triggers, but in this case, I am unsure as to how to do that without spoiling the story.
The author's note at the end actually really added to the story, so I'm glad that was included.
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