The Haunted

I haven't ready anything by this author before and wasn't sure what to expect when I snagged this one (because of course I bought it for the spooky cover

Woo-hoo! I finished a scary book JUST in time for Halloween!


This was a solid 3 Stars for me. I really liked the first half of the book. The second half was okay, but it really lost its creep factor. The ending seemed like a cheap way out and didn't really make much sense.

Pro's:
-I connected with the characters. They each had an individual personality and were well written.
-There was shock factor and creep factor. (There's this part with a barbie doll that I was seriously like WHAT.THE.FUCK?!)
-I felt that the story line was original. I personally haven't read anything quite like this one before.
-Even though it's close to 400 pages, it was very fast-paced.
-It brought out my emotions & I definitely wasn't expecting it!

Con's:
-Even though it was creepy, it wasn't scary. I like for my horror books to make me uneasy and freak me out.
-The ending confused me. After Julian kills himself, all he has to do is stretch as far as he can and it completely gets rid of this evilness? Yeah...no. Also, they never said what had happened to the grandpa. It felt rushed and just seemed like the author took the easy way out.
-I didn't care for the backstory of the “entity” at all. It was boring to me, and just made me lose interest.

Overall, this wasn't a bad book. I didn't hate it, but I also didn't love it either. I would be willing to check out more books by this author.