Jason Arnopp – author of acclaimed cult hit The Last Days of Jack Sparks – returns with a razor-sharp thriller for a social-media obsessed world. Prepare to never look at your phone the same way again . . . Kate Collins has been ghosted. She was supposed to be moving in with her new boyfriend Scott, but all she finds after relocating to Brighton is an empty apartment. Scott has vanished. His … but all she finds after relocating to Brighton is an empty apartment. Scott has vanished. His possessions have all disappeared.
Except for his mobile phone.
Kate knows she shouldn’t hack into Scott’s phone. She shouldn’t look at his Tinder, his calls, his social media. But she can’t quite help herself.
That’s when the trouble starts. Strange, whispering phone calls from numbers she doesn’t recognize. Scratch marks on the walls that she can’t explain. And the growing feeling that she’s being watched.
Kate refuses to leave the apartment – she’s not going anywhere until she’s discovered what happened to Scott. But the deeper she dives into Scott’s digital history the more Kate realizes just how little she really knows about the man she loves.
Supernatural | Mystery
A supernatural mystery centered around social media? Yup! That’s this book in a nutshell. In an attempt to get out of my current book slump I’ve decided to pick up books from different genres off of my bookshelves. Ghoster immediately drew my attention because I loved the authors first novel and I needed something totally different than romance. Am I out of my book slump after reading this one? Not completely but this one DID help a lot! What a THRILLING RIDE!
Ghoster didn’t scare me but it did leave me with some chills. There were a few parts in this novel that shook me a little bit but for the most part I found it to be mysterious rather than scary. I love the premise of the book; a woman is ghosted by a man she is supposed to be moving in with and searches for the truth in terms of what happened to him. Readers will form their own thoughts as to his whereabouts (is he pranking her, is he just a total jerk, or is there something more sinister taking place) and when the big reveal happens I can promise you will be shocked regardless of what you thought! I myself was quite disturbed with the ending and I think many readers will agree that it was both unique and bone chilling.
If you can enjoy a book where the characters credibility and mental health are questionable then this may be the book for you! I love an unreliable narrator and Kate Collins fit the bill. Also, if supernatural books with twisted plots are your jam, you’ll want to check this one out. Jason Arnopp writes some unique horror and I’m always looking for his next release because of it.
This story is completely ingenious the concept of this totally reminds me of an episode of Black Mirror and I adore that show.
This is actually rather scary if you examine the deeper implications this story explores.
Genre-wise I would describe this as Horror with a touch sci-fi and paranormal included its a hard one really to categorise as it crosses the genre lines.
So after a whirlwind romance, Kate is moving to Brighton to live with Scott only issue is Scott seems to have gone AWOL and when Kate eventually arrives at her new home she finds no sign of her boyfriend and a completely empty apartment is Kate being ghosted or is there something more sinister going on here.
With her bridges burned back home and a new job, Kate has no choice but to stay and when she finds Scott’s phone abandoned out on the balcony she is aware that it might hold some insight into her missing boyfriend.
as she digs into Scott’s life she wonders how well she really knew him as all sorts of stuff is brought forth to the surface.
Also, Kates addiction to social media is at risk of being triggered by this whole nightmare scenario.
This also points a finger at the superficial world we all live in, hiding our true selves from those around us all playing a role for our wider circles.
So this was actually rather sinister and creepy especially the times that Kate is holed up in that empty flat at night with all sorts of weird stuff occurring and no electric.
The dark empty space with strange noises, eerie calls, gauge marks in the door that kept appearing and a strange blue light not to mention the weird stuff on Scott’s phone Kate has no idea what to think.
She also feels a really ominous vibe like she is being observed.
So this was very well written and a real page-turner.
Its told in a then and now fashion as Kate lived the current terror and also remembers her time with Scott through a series of flashbacks.
Finally, that ending was truly unique and to think of how this depicted the final destination and how it described it was just perfect.
Really enjoyed this one a lot, it was fresh, unique and just so different, it really stood out from the crowd with its originality.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Ghoster.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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