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penny_moons's review
3.0
2.5 stars - as it kept hoping from point of view and making the plot muddy. I preferred the first book to this one, my favorite part was the tie back to the first book at the end.
That being said, I’ll more than likely read the next one in the series just because these have become my “fluffy reading” at the moment. I know not to take it too seriously and just enjoy the ride
That being said, I’ll more than likely read the next one in the series just because these have become my “fluffy reading” at the moment. I know not to take it too seriously and just enjoy the ride
connie60's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.25
Just couldn’t get into it like the 1st book of the series will read the third one
mhite11's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
skyfox24kd's review
4.0
Back in Louisiana near the river and back in Cajun country and the bayou —we go to a place that a previous character would like to see.
Once the most glorious and Grand Hotel Iberia for the wealthy and privileged, it now sits as an old asylum. The Railroad did not make it to the Parish and Victory became a ghost town. The hotel was purchased, renovated, and used as Sanatorium for anyone that no one else wanted to deal with. A prison. An un-regulated prison for profit.
Understaffed, the place was bad and only got worse. The story of this place closely lies parallel to two men. One good, and one evil. On either side ... many, many ghosts.
Once the most glorious and Grand Hotel Iberia for the wealthy and privileged, it now sits as an old asylum. The Railroad did not make it to the Parish and Victory became a ghost town. The hotel was purchased, renovated, and used as Sanatorium for anyone that no one else wanted to deal with. A prison. An un-regulated prison for profit.
Understaffed, the place was bad and only got worse. The story of this place closely lies parallel to two men. One good, and one evil. On either side ... many, many ghosts.
jtlarowe's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
amanda10141980yahoocom's review
4.0
This book is so cool in how it’s presented. In the beginning you are giving a sort of history lesson on how prisons worked 200 years ago. Then it goes to a young boy who is being dared to stay for an hour at this asylum in the area that is supposedly haunted, for $50. Years later that boy becomes a police officer and there were some deaths in the asylum. It causes him to research it even more and he realizes a lot of people were killed and a lot of them were unexplained as to how. Is it the ghosts that everyone is talking about or something more sinister? With the help of the owners daughter and the police officer they are trying to find out that very thing. Excellent book. It was a page turner!
annarella's review
4.0
A powerful mix of horror and mystery. This book is enthralling and creepy at the same time and you'll not be able to put it down.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Ascendente Books and Netgalley for this ARC
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to Ascendente Books and Netgalley for this ARC
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