I live next to a haunted house.I began to suspect something was wrong with the gothic building when its family fled in the middle of the night, the children screaming, the mother crying. They never came back to pack up their furniture.No family stays long. Animals avoid the place. Once, I thought I saw a woman’s silhouette pacing through the upstairs room… but that seems impossible; no one was … impossible; no one was living there at the time.
A new occupant, Anna, has just moved in. I paid her a visit to warn her about the building. I didn’t expect us to become friends, but we did. And now that Marwick House is waking up, she’s asked me to stay with her.
I never intended to become involved with the building or its vengeful, dead inhabitant. But now I have to save Anna… before it’s too late for the both of us.
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Good characters and moved well.
This is no cozy ghost story as author Darcy Coates plops the reader into the Marwick House where no one can seem to live in the house for a very long time. There is one powerful ghost that refuses to let anyone share the house with her and she will do anything to kick them out.
Until a new neighbor, Anna moves in that is down and out with her life as she wants to try to start over in this house. Her neighbor, Jo, has seen families come and go as long as she has lived next door. She becomes friends with Anna and tries to help Anna with living in the house with the ghost. But the ghost has other plans and no matter what they do, the ghost does not want to leave.
Darcy Coates once again weaves the story around the reader to the point that you feel all the emotions the characters feel as they deal with this ghost and all the antics she stirs up to make everyone want to just run out the door.
The book slowly builds up the tension and anxiety from the beginning taking you straight into the depths of Marwick House not letting you go till you reach the end. Four stars for another spooky tale by Darcy Coates!
Loved it!!
I was leery of this book because I don’t read horror stories. And almost stopped reading several times. But pressed on. I’m glad I did. Yes, it was scary, and yes there was a ghost. But the ending was very good.
It is well written & a mystery for what will happen next. I enjoyed this book
I could not get into this book…
Not bad, but not one of my favorites by this author either.
I liked the book and enjoyed reading it. The house sounds creepy but you find out it is just a home.
Do not read before going to bed. I love reading Darcy Coates books. She tells a creepy story without all the profanity that many authors use in this genre. ~~~Contain some language, but it is kept to a minimum.
Once you start reading one of Darcy Coates you can’t wait to read the next one.
Pretty predictable but an easy read and enjoyable.
This was a fairly good read. I think the author could have developed the characters more.
It was a twist on ghost stories not so scary as some I have read. It is a good read.
I’m almost done with this book. I look forward to my reading time so I can devote to it. Love the central character. She’s funny, but really just a normal person and likable. One night, I fell asleep reading and it haunted my dreams. For someone who loves ghost stories, that’s the absolute perfect result. I believe I’ll be consuming everything Darcy Coates writes. So glad to find an author who scratches my itch when it comes to scary. Spooky, not gory. And this one is about a big, magnificent haunted house, and I love that.
Great loved it
Not as good as her other books but still worth reading.