I found this book in my recommendations on good reads.. I love scary ghost stories and this one jumped out at me because of the cover - little girl in a dark and spooky woods.. gotta love that!
I really enjoyed the story a lot. It would make a good movie in my opinion.
I found the book a tad slow after the beginning.. Not a whole lot of action - I found myself putting it aside to watch YouTube or play a match 3 game on my iPhone.. I did definitely want to finish it though so it did hold my interest - just a little draggy..
It definitely has a spooky atmosphere and the images I got in my head were chilling to imagine..
The ending was completely surprising and REALLY gruesome!!! That made the book for me.. I love twisted psychological stuff and this delivered!!
I've always enjoyed ghost stories and sometimes I say I'd like to see a ghost.. Although hopefully not like the one in this book!! VERY menacing!!
PROS:
--Honestly it was a great story!
--Spooky atmosphere and grisly gross ending definitely had me enthralled!!
--Ghosts!! Love them!
CONS:
--a little slow paced in the middle and found it dragged a bit - I was easily distracted.
--I did find the writing a little hard to follow at times.. A lot of old English style phrasing that actually made me feel a little dumb to not be able follow it.. But perhaps I'm too hard on myself in that respect..
FINAL GRADE: 3.5 Stars
I really enjoyed the story a lot. It would make a good movie in my opinion.
I found the book a tad slow after the beginning.. Not a whole lot of action - I found myself putting it aside to watch YouTube or play a match 3 game on my iPhone.. I did definitely want to finish it though so it did hold my interest - just a little draggy..
It definitely has a spooky atmosphere and the images I got in my head were chilling to imagine..
The ending was completely surprising and REALLY gruesome!!! That made the book for me.. I love twisted psychological stuff and this delivered!!
I've always enjoyed ghost stories and sometimes I say I'd like to see a ghost.. Although hopefully not like the one in this book!! VERY menacing!!
PROS:
--Honestly it was a great story!
--Spooky atmosphere and grisly gross ending definitely had me enthralled!!
--Ghosts!! Love them!
CONS:
--a little slow paced in the middle and found it dragged a bit - I was easily distracted.
--I did find the writing a little hard to follow at times.. A lot of old English style phrasing that actually made me feel a little dumb to not be able follow it.. But perhaps I'm too hard on myself in that respect..
FINAL GRADE: 3.5 Stars