The Supernaturals

I listened to this as an audiobook. The narrator did a great job with the different character voices and accents. Overall I liked the story. There were a lot of different characters and I felt the backstory of each of made the book drag in the middle. There was a lot of buildup before getting to the actual haunted house. By the time the ghost hunting actually happened it felt like they had talked about the same thing over and over and it was getting boring.

This book is a fantastic modern ghost story. It leverages all of the classic tropes and sets it all against a reality TV/ghost hunters style backdrop. The cast of characters is nuanced, likable, and well balanced resulting in people you're solidly rooting for or against. Beneath the entire tale is a mystery teased out over the course of hundreds of pages (or hours if you listen to the audiobook). It's time well spent and handsomely rewarded with the reveal at the end.

My only regret is not having read the book sooner.

I absolutely LOVED this book. To be honest, this was my first David Golemon book I'd ever read...but it has certainly made me one of his biggest fans. If anyone has ever read one of my own books, they know I'm into paranormal investigations. Granted, mine tends to be more on the cryptozoological side of things, but I also enjoy ghost hunting too. And that's what this book is about. A team of ghost hunters, led by a disgraced psychology professor, investigates the ultimate haunted house...with the ultimate evil residing within its ancient walls.

And let me tell you...the book is plenty scary! There were parts that I definitely would not have felt comfortable going to bed too soon after reading. But it's not just horror. The beauty of this book is that it appeals to a large number of people. There is plenty for the mystery and adventure lover too. As a matter of fact, the book reads like an amazing adventure novel in regards to the diverse and complex characters that comprise the team. Besides the professor, you also have a Native Americam shaman, a clairvoyant with major personality issues, an insomniac with her own personal “uninvited guest”, a gangster computer genius, a homicide detective with a chip on his shoulder, and a journalist who's trying to blow the lid off on what she perceives as one of the biggest scams of the century.

The book is multi-layered, let me tell you. There's so much more to this than a simply ghost story. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a great shiverfest!