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Legacy
When cousins Jo and Carter Lemke hike up to their family cabin after two years away, they’re not surprised to find the place a disaster. What they weren’t expecting, however, is a mysterious presence in the cabin that seems intent on getting rid of them.
With the help of some friends, Carter’s wife, and a gorgeous forest ranger Jo can’t take her eyes off, Jo and Carter set out to reclaim their home from the presence that haunts it. As danger mounts, they'll have to decide if it’s worth risking their lives or if it might be better to leave it to the woods.
With the help of some friends, Carter’s wife, and a gorgeous forest ranger Jo can’t take her eyes off, Jo and Carter set out to reclaim their home from the presence that haunts it. As danger mounts, they'll have to decide if it’s worth risking their lives or if it might be better to leave it to the woods.
288 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 2019
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Charlotte Greene
13 books41 followersCharlotte Greene grew up in the American West in a loving family that supported her earliest creative endeavors. She began writing as a teenager and has never stopped. She now holds a doctorate in English, and she teaches a wide variety of courses in literature and women’s studies at a regional university in the South. When she’s not teaching or writing her next novel, she enjoys playing video games, traveling, and brewing hard cider. Charlotte is a longtime lover and one-time resident of the City of New Orleans. While she no longer lives in NOLA, she visits as often as possible.
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August 29, 2019
4.50 Stars. This was another winner by Greene. I have to be honest that I was never big on Greene’s earlier work, her romances. Since than she has changed it up and her last two books have been paranormal reads. Both were outstanding and it’s like she’s a new author now, one that I can’t wait to read.
This was a little different than her last book Gnarled Hollow. I would put Gnarled Hallow in the horror-paranormal category and I gave it 5 stars for scaring the pants off of me at times. This was more creepy-paranormal. I was never scared like in Gnarled Hallow, but all of the creepy paranormal parts were exciting and entertaining. I actually think this was slightly better written and more of a balanced story than Gnarled was. Gnarled was mostly horror with teeny tiny romance elements. Whereas this book had a better balance of creepy, romance and even some mystery. While my rating is higher on Gnarled for its scare factor, I would not be surprised if more people overall enjoy this book over Gnarled.
The basis of this story is about two cousins, and their friends, who are helping to clean up an old family cabin that was neglected for a few years. The cabin is in Colorado surrounded by state park lands. I’m not going to mention any more because I don’t want to spoiler any of the creepiness. I do want to mention that I really enjoyed the cast of characters. The main character is Jo who is a cousin to Carter. The two of them look like identical twins. Carter has a wife and they also invited some mutual friends with them. And last but not least, we have who I would consider the other main character Andy, who is a Park Ranger. Considering it’s a decent size cast of characters, I was impressed how well done they all were. Everyone had their own uniqueness and I liked all of the characters. I also want to mention that Carter’s wife was deaf. This was the second book this month I have read where the author uses italics to interpret the ASL. What makes me a little mad is I can’t remember, before this month, the last time a book I read had a deaf character. That means way too long! Anyway, it was nice to see in this book and I hope this just becomes more of the norm so I don’t have to even mention it.
One of the things I was talking about above was that I was glad to see that the romance got a decent amount of time in this book. The romance is not insta-love but it was pretty fast moving. I personally am a slow burn kind of girl but I must admit that I had no issues with the faster pace in this book. With all the danger and excitement going on, it was nice to have two people falling for each other. There is talk about sex and few slightly explicit sex scenes, but it was more PG-13 mostly fade to black kind. Again, I thought this felt appropriate for the type of book this was.
I had a lot of fun with this book and was extremely entertained. It wasn’t really scary, but it was plenty creepy and kept me on my toes. I think this would be the perfect book to read around Halloween. Greene is filling a hole writing these scary and creepy paranormal lesfic books that we don’t have much of. I hope she has more hair-raising ideas in that head of hers because I would love to read more.
An ARC was given to me for a honest review.
This was a little different than her last book Gnarled Hollow. I would put Gnarled Hallow in the horror-paranormal category and I gave it 5 stars for scaring the pants off of me at times. This was more creepy-paranormal. I was never scared like in Gnarled Hallow, but all of the creepy paranormal parts were exciting and entertaining. I actually think this was slightly better written and more of a balanced story than Gnarled was. Gnarled was mostly horror with teeny tiny romance elements. Whereas this book had a better balance of creepy, romance and even some mystery. While my rating is higher on Gnarled for its scare factor, I would not be surprised if more people overall enjoy this book over Gnarled.
The basis of this story is about two cousins, and their friends, who are helping to clean up an old family cabin that was neglected for a few years. The cabin is in Colorado surrounded by state park lands. I’m not going to mention any more because I don’t want to spoiler any of the creepiness. I do want to mention that I really enjoyed the cast of characters. The main character is Jo who is a cousin to Carter. The two of them look like identical twins. Carter has a wife and they also invited some mutual friends with them. And last but not least, we have who I would consider the other main character Andy, who is a Park Ranger. Considering it’s a decent size cast of characters, I was impressed how well done they all were. Everyone had their own uniqueness and I liked all of the characters. I also want to mention that Carter’s wife was deaf. This was the second book this month I have read where the author uses italics to interpret the ASL. What makes me a little mad is I can’t remember, before this month, the last time a book I read had a deaf character. That means way too long! Anyway, it was nice to see in this book and I hope this just becomes more of the norm so I don’t have to even mention it.
One of the things I was talking about above was that I was glad to see that the romance got a decent amount of time in this book. The romance is not insta-love but it was pretty fast moving. I personally am a slow burn kind of girl but I must admit that I had no issues with the faster pace in this book. With all the danger and excitement going on, it was nice to have two people falling for each other. There is talk about sex and few slightly explicit sex scenes, but it was more PG-13 mostly fade to black kind. Again, I thought this felt appropriate for the type of book this was.
I had a lot of fun with this book and was extremely entertained. It wasn’t really scary, but it was plenty creepy and kept me on my toes. I think this would be the perfect book to read around Halloween. Greene is filling a hole writing these scary and creepy paranormal lesfic books that we don’t have much of. I hope she has more hair-raising ideas in that head of hers because I would love to read more.
An ARC was given to me for a honest review.
September 9, 2019
This is not my usual kind of book. Then again, while I read mostly romance with a growing side of sci-fi and crime novels, I’m always open to new genres, and the reviews I’d read for Legacy made me want to give it a try. So maybe I shouldn’t have begun reading it at 5 a.m. in an empty house, I’m not used to spooky, but it was an interesting experience! I’ll try my best not to spoil since part of the fun is not knowing what to expect.
Jo and Carter Lemke are cousins but they look like twins (and not like anyone else in the Lemke family, as far as they know). They were born on the same day, a few hours apart, and raised together from the time they were thirteen, when Jo’s parents took Carter in after she came out, much to her own parents’ dismay. Their family owns a secluded cabin in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado which was built by their great-great-great-grandmother Aurora (aka Rory) and has been neglected for the last couple of years, after a family dispute. The story begins when Jo arrives at the cabin. She and Carter plan to spend the next two weeks restoring it to its glory, with the help of their best friend Meg and her new girlfriend Rachel. Carter’s wife, Daniela, is supposed to join them the next day. Weird things happen almost from the start, one of these being two flat tires on Carter’s car as they’re driving to get Daniela (who’s really mad at Jo for reasons unknown at first), which leads to them meeting Andy, the hottest ranger around. The whole cast of characters is really well-written and layered, and I especially loved how Rachel’s Korean family was mentionned as if it wasn’t a big deal, and also how Daniela being deaf is just part of who she is.
Greene does a great job of establishing a creepy atmosphere by setting a rather slow (but not overly so) pace, taking the necessary time to describe the woods, the uncared-for cabin, the ominous well from the cover, the sounds, the smells, the weather and temperatures… The story revolves around family, the relationships we inherit and the ones we create. The unexpected connection between Jo (and Carter, to a lesser extent) and Aurora, the history with Sarah and Henry, Andy’s past, Daniela’s anger, it all comes back to what family is, should or should not be, and how to right past wrongs.
In addition to the paranormal aspect of the novel (which I’m also adding to the Mystery category), I really enjoyed the romance between Jo and Andy. They have great chemistry from the moment they meet by the side of the road, Andy described as some sort of Amazon while Jo’s all sweaty and parched. They’re sweet and totally deserve their happy ever after, if only because their flirting and blushing allowed me to breathe between scary moments.
I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
Jo and Carter Lemke are cousins but they look like twins (and not like anyone else in the Lemke family, as far as they know). They were born on the same day, a few hours apart, and raised together from the time they were thirteen, when Jo’s parents took Carter in after she came out, much to her own parents’ dismay. Their family owns a secluded cabin in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado which was built by their great-great-great-grandmother Aurora (aka Rory) and has been neglected for the last couple of years, after a family dispute. The story begins when Jo arrives at the cabin. She and Carter plan to spend the next two weeks restoring it to its glory, with the help of their best friend Meg and her new girlfriend Rachel. Carter’s wife, Daniela, is supposed to join them the next day. Weird things happen almost from the start, one of these being two flat tires on Carter’s car as they’re driving to get Daniela (who’s really mad at Jo for reasons unknown at first), which leads to them meeting Andy, the hottest ranger around. The whole cast of characters is really well-written and layered, and I especially loved how Rachel’s Korean family was mentionned as if it wasn’t a big deal, and also how Daniela being deaf is just part of who she is.
Greene does a great job of establishing a creepy atmosphere by setting a rather slow (but not overly so) pace, taking the necessary time to describe the woods, the uncared-for cabin, the ominous well from the cover, the sounds, the smells, the weather and temperatures… The story revolves around family, the relationships we inherit and the ones we create. The unexpected connection between Jo (and Carter, to a lesser extent) and Aurora, the history with Sarah and Henry, Andy’s past, Daniela’s anger, it all comes back to what family is, should or should not be, and how to right past wrongs.
In addition to the paranormal aspect of the novel (which I’m also adding to the Mystery category), I really enjoyed the romance between Jo and Andy. They have great chemistry from the moment they meet by the side of the road, Andy described as some sort of Amazon while Jo’s all sweaty and parched. They’re sweet and totally deserve their happy ever after, if only because their flirting and blushing allowed me to breathe between scary moments.
I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 7, 2019
Once again, it was solely the book cover that lured me to read the story. When a cover is spellbindingly aesthetic and subversively revealing, I avoid the book's blurb because I want to experience the story organically based on my supposition of what the cover and/or the title has revealed to my imagination. THIS cover of Charlotte Greene's latest lesfic horror/supernatural story, "Legacy," with a compelling romance, literally held me captive. It's the well. The. Bloody. Well. I always had this strange fascination with the well. Perhaps because of what it represents (to me): the abyss of hidden secrets, dark mysteries, lost time, trapped past. So the sight of a well on this cover was like a calling....an ominously eerie calling for my attention. With the cabin looking on from afar like it was scared of the unassumingly imposing well, not to mention, its intimidating title towering over its insidious mouth, my resolve to devour this book was sealed good and proper. I trusted my instincts that its story would give me the kind of satisfaction that I always crave for when reading. In particular, stories in the horror/paranormal/supernatural genre, because of my unusually high expectations and selective pickiness. I don't usually read books solely based on their covers but the few times that I did, they all came up on top, believe it or not. No exception with this one. Yay to intuition!
Needless to say, the cover and the title did its job and then some in personifying the nature and intent of the story. "Legacy" was utterly brilliant! For me, it was one of the most arresting, richly multi-layered, spine-tingling, bone-chilling horror/supernatural stories ever written and I'm proud to place this as one of my favourites in the genre, lesfic or otherwise. The tone, the rhythmic flow and design of Greene's dark, hair-raising nightmare of a tale was reminiscent of Henry James' "The Turn Of The Screw," Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep," mixed with the visual shudder of "The Ring," "Amityville Horror," and "Cabin In The Woods," all of which are on my favourite horror "proverbial" book/blu-ray shelf. But the icing on the cake for me was what "Legacy" had that these aforementioned books/movies didn't.... LESBIANS! To top it off, it also featured a prominent lesbian romance that Greene ever-so nonchalantly weaved into the story amidst all the otherworldly ruckus throughout the entire journey! To say that I was utterly satisfied and satiated after devouring this book is an understatement. Naturally, I shall be revisiting the cabin, the well, the woods, the fascinating cast of characters, particularly the primary MCs and the "shadow" MCs...yeh, you have to read it to gauge who I'm talking about!
**I was given, with much thanks and appreciation, an ARC of this book, by BSB via NetGalley, in return for an honest review.
Full commentary here... In Bugs' Own Words
Needless to say, the cover and the title did its job and then some in personifying the nature and intent of the story. "Legacy" was utterly brilliant! For me, it was one of the most arresting, richly multi-layered, spine-tingling, bone-chilling horror/supernatural stories ever written and I'm proud to place this as one of my favourites in the genre, lesfic or otherwise. The tone, the rhythmic flow and design of Greene's dark, hair-raising nightmare of a tale was reminiscent of Henry James' "The Turn Of The Screw," Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep," mixed with the visual shudder of "The Ring," "Amityville Horror," and "Cabin In The Woods," all of which are on my favourite horror "proverbial" book/blu-ray shelf. But the icing on the cake for me was what "Legacy" had that these aforementioned books/movies didn't.... LESBIANS! To top it off, it also featured a prominent lesbian romance that Greene ever-so nonchalantly weaved into the story amidst all the otherworldly ruckus throughout the entire journey! To say that I was utterly satisfied and satiated after devouring this book is an understatement. Naturally, I shall be revisiting the cabin, the well, the woods, the fascinating cast of characters, particularly the primary MCs and the "shadow" MCs...yeh, you have to read it to gauge who I'm talking about!
**I was given, with much thanks and appreciation, an ARC of this book, by BSB via NetGalley, in return for an honest review.
Full commentary here... In Bugs' Own Words
August 27, 2019
Now this is my kind of paranormal ghost story!
I knew as soon as I saw the author was Charlotte Greene that I would probably like Legacy. She has already scared me silly (in a good way) with Gnarled Hollow. I figured I would give her another chance to frighten me with this new novel.
The story is set on a mountain in Colorado. The mountain is privately owned by the Lemke family but is surrounded by a national park so there are no neighbors. One of the Lemke ancestors built a cabin near the top of the mountain, and until about two years before the book begins, this cabin was used as a vacation spot for the whole family. After a two year battle over ownership rights, Jo and Carter Lemke, two cousins in the family, along with Carter’s wife and a couple of friends go up to the cabin to clean and make repairs to the place. They find the cabin and surrounding area a shambles. They also find a mysterious presence that seems to have taken over the area, and this presence doesn’t want them there. Jo, our main character, seems to be a special target, though the others are attacked by it as well. Jo will need all the help she can get, including from that gorgeous park ranger, Andy, to figure out what is happening before whatever is haunting the mountain either kills someone or forces them off the mountain for good.
Now, let me briefly describe where we live. We live in a house about fifty kilometers from the nearest city, in what Canadians like to call the “bush”. There is a swamp on one side of us, a tall forested hill behind us, a mostly empty vacation home on the other side of us, and a field with an old farmhouse across from us. Wolves live on that hill behind us, and we sometimes hear them howling at night. We have eagles that nest on Scarface, a cliff that sits behind that farmhouse across the road. The only night lights around here are the moon, the stars, and the fireflies in the summer. And here I am reading Legacy in bed in the middle of the night. Yep, I did that, and yes, I was deliciously frightened.
This is a wonderfully scary paranormal novel. The setting is perfect and well described. The characters are well-drawn and likable. The romance between Jo and Andy is especially charming and fits perfectly into the tale. This is just a wonderful story, and I’m so glad I read it, even in the middle of the night. If you love a good scary story, I believe you will love it too.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
I knew as soon as I saw the author was Charlotte Greene that I would probably like Legacy. She has already scared me silly (in a good way) with Gnarled Hollow. I figured I would give her another chance to frighten me with this new novel.
The story is set on a mountain in Colorado. The mountain is privately owned by the Lemke family but is surrounded by a national park so there are no neighbors. One of the Lemke ancestors built a cabin near the top of the mountain, and until about two years before the book begins, this cabin was used as a vacation spot for the whole family. After a two year battle over ownership rights, Jo and Carter Lemke, two cousins in the family, along with Carter’s wife and a couple of friends go up to the cabin to clean and make repairs to the place. They find the cabin and surrounding area a shambles. They also find a mysterious presence that seems to have taken over the area, and this presence doesn’t want them there. Jo, our main character, seems to be a special target, though the others are attacked by it as well. Jo will need all the help she can get, including from that gorgeous park ranger, Andy, to figure out what is happening before whatever is haunting the mountain either kills someone or forces them off the mountain for good.
Now, let me briefly describe where we live. We live in a house about fifty kilometers from the nearest city, in what Canadians like to call the “bush”. There is a swamp on one side of us, a tall forested hill behind us, a mostly empty vacation home on the other side of us, and a field with an old farmhouse across from us. Wolves live on that hill behind us, and we sometimes hear them howling at night. We have eagles that nest on Scarface, a cliff that sits behind that farmhouse across the road. The only night lights around here are the moon, the stars, and the fireflies in the summer. And here I am reading Legacy in bed in the middle of the night. Yep, I did that, and yes, I was deliciously frightened.
This is a wonderfully scary paranormal novel. The setting is perfect and well described. The characters are well-drawn and likable. The romance between Jo and Andy is especially charming and fits perfectly into the tale. This is just a wonderful story, and I’m so glad I read it, even in the middle of the night. If you love a good scary story, I believe you will love it too.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
August 26, 2019
3.75 stars
This is the second book I've read by Charlotte Greene, and I enjoyed it more than the first.
I love me a good ghost story, toss in some suspense, and a budding romance, and I'm a happy camper. No pun intended.
The one thing that stopped me rating this higher was the languid pacing, but then again I'm an impatient reader, so I guess that one's on me.
Copy provided by the publisher, Bold Strokes Books, via NetGalley.
This is the second book I've read by Charlotte Greene, and I enjoyed it more than the first.
I love me a good ghost story, toss in some suspense, and a budding romance, and I'm a happy camper. No pun intended.
The one thing that stopped me rating this higher was the languid pacing, but then again I'm an impatient reader, so I guess that one's on me.
Copy provided by the publisher, Bold Strokes Books, via NetGalley.
October 25, 2019
Alright, this will be my last Greene's. I wasn't a happy reader with the romance and the leads in the first book and the same problem happened again in this. Once bitten, twice shy, thrice - I'm just a plain idiot if I pick her next mystery/horror/romance. So one ✳️ for the exquisite cover and another ✳️ for the mystery.
But here are some tips on how to handle yourself should you plan to enter the South East Asia woods - specifically Malaysia and Indonesia. I'm not sure if the same tips apply to the rest of the world but Alexis was kind enough to contribute so perhaps one or more tips apply in the Netherlands.
- Don't say anything when you smell something good/bad
- Don't 👣 on the puddles [the drinking holes for.....]
- Don't say anything when you see something suspicious [except for illegal logging/hunting]
- Don't litter
- Don't take/leave anything
- Don't 🚽 anywhere until you get clearance from your guide
- Don't whistle, especially at night
- Don't complain about the sound of the crickets and others but be afraid if the woods is completely silent
- Don't say the names of the animals out aloud, use codes instead like - Tigger, Pumba, Kaa
- Who can resist hanging woody vine? It's the Jane in us but definitely stay away from it. Most experience Malay guides believe it to be the playground for the unseen occupants of the woods.
- Don't fool around [with or without clothes on]
- Be respectful, Never be an asshole or an askhole
My MIL's relative helped me with the list too. He has been entering the woods since he was 2, an active hunter [for food, not sports] an experienced guide, respects and loves the woods. There are more but when he overheard me saying if breathing was allowed, he hung up on me.
Side note: what happened to the lead with the tires, happened to me too but in the middle of the night and in the middle of the palm oil plantation. However, instead of a goddess ranger coming to the rescue, it was an old man on a motorcycle and he asked the most perfect question, "Car trouble?" when clearly the two of us were on the dirt road struggling to work with minimal lighting.
This review is based on my personal opinion and its purpose is not to discourage you from reading it. You may have a different experience or interpretation, which is totally okay so let's not rain on each other's parade.
But here are some tips on how to handle yourself should you plan to enter the South East Asia woods - specifically Malaysia and Indonesia. I'm not sure if the same tips apply to the rest of the world but Alexis was kind enough to contribute so perhaps one or more tips apply in the Netherlands.
- Don't say anything when you smell something good/bad
- Don't 👣 on the puddles [the drinking holes for.....]
- Don't say anything when you see something suspicious [except for illegal logging/hunting]
- Don't litter
- Don't take/leave anything
- Don't 🚽 anywhere until you get clearance from your guide
- Don't whistle, especially at night
- Don't complain about the sound of the crickets and others but be afraid if the woods is completely silent
- Don't say the names of the animals out aloud, use codes instead like - Tigger, Pumba, Kaa
- Who can resist hanging woody vine? It's the Jane in us but definitely stay away from it. Most experience Malay guides believe it to be the playground for the unseen occupants of the woods.
- Don't fool around [with or without clothes on]
- Be respectful, Never be an asshole or an askhole
My MIL's relative helped me with the list too. He has been entering the woods since he was 2, an active hunter [for food, not sports] an experienced guide, respects and loves the woods. There are more but when he overheard me saying if breathing was allowed, he hung up on me.
Side note: what happened to the lead with the tires, happened to me too but in the middle of the night and in the middle of the palm oil plantation. However, instead of a goddess ranger coming to the rescue, it was an old man on a motorcycle and he asked the most perfect question, "Car trouble?" when clearly the two of us were on the dirt road struggling to work with minimal lighting.
This review is based on my personal opinion and its purpose is not to discourage you from reading it. You may have a different experience or interpretation, which is totally okay so let's not rain on each other's parade.
September 7, 2019
Charlotte Greene gave us 'Gnarled Harlow' last year and it immediately went to my favorites list. 'Legacy' follows the same eerie footsteps as the Lemke family and friends encounter frighteningly strange things in and around their family cabin. While this one doesn't share space with 'Gnarled Harlow' as a favorite, it was definitely a decent haunted read.
Greene does a good job of building suspense as the story unfolds. Strange things happen one by one in increasingly spooky fashion. Background information is revealed a little bit at a time and makes you want to try and solve the mystery.
It is hard to comment on things without giving away most of the plot.
There is a bit of a romance between one of the main characters and a forest ranger. I'm happy to say that the intimacy is exactly how I believe it should be depicted in all books. Steamy chemistry that gets the heart racing and then fade to black. I'm sure others will disagree, but it is SO refreshing to me when I'm not forced to read explicit porn-like material. Erotica has its place and time. And it rightfully didn't belong in this ghost story. I didn't SUPER buy into the fast progression of the relationship. But this isn't primarily a romance so it gets a pass.
I still don't know why Jo and Carter's appearance is twin-like. Or why they closely resemble someone from the past. I was trying to figure that out the entire story and it was unsatisfying as there really was no explanation given. This and a little bit of issue I had with some repetitiveness are the only reasons this is not getting a 5 Star.
I recommend this to those who like to read about hauntings, nature, history, DIY home maintenance, violent husbands, scary things in the woods, and water.
I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
Greene does a good job of building suspense as the story unfolds. Strange things happen one by one in increasingly spooky fashion. Background information is revealed a little bit at a time and makes you want to try and solve the mystery.
It is hard to comment on things without giving away most of the plot.
There is a bit of a romance between one of the main characters and a forest ranger. I'm happy to say that the intimacy is exactly how I believe it should be depicted in all books. Steamy chemistry that gets the heart racing and then fade to black. I'm sure others will disagree, but it is SO refreshing to me when I'm not forced to read explicit porn-like material. Erotica has its place and time. And it rightfully didn't belong in this ghost story. I didn't SUPER buy into the fast progression of the relationship. But this isn't primarily a romance so it gets a pass.
I still don't know why Jo and Carter's appearance is twin-like. Or why they closely resemble someone from the past. I was trying to figure that out the entire story and it was unsatisfying as there really was no explanation given. This and a little bit of issue I had with some repetitiveness are the only reasons this is not getting a 5 Star.
I recommend this to those who like to read about hauntings, nature, history, DIY home maintenance, violent husbands, scary things in the woods, and water.
I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
October 1, 2019
Four couples, a historical and contemporary setting and ghosts: some of my favourite elements of a novel. Jo hikes up to the Lemke family cabin to start repairs because it has been left derelict for two years. She is followed a day later by her cousin Carter and her wife, Danielle and their two friends Meg and Rachel. The first night Jo spends at the cabin alone leaves her very unsettled and the feeling isn’t diminished by the arrival of the others. There is a strong sense of malevolence that tests their belief in the unseen. Jo’s meeting of the gorgeous forest ranger, Andy, is almost enough to take her mind off it.
There is a fabulous diversity in the group of friends with things like Rachel being of Korean descent, Danielle being deaf and the oddness of cousins, Jo and Carter, looking like twins. The dynamics between them were interesting and worked well. They didn’t all know each other very well so there was some getting-to-know-you stuff mixed in with some outright animosity. While Jo was the main character, the others were just as integral to the story.
The ghosts and their antics kept me anxious throughout because their darkness and anger held a constant presence. What did disappoint me a little was that the historical back-story was predictable and lacking in twists. It may be that I’ve read a similar back-story recently which coloured my impression of this one. I still enjoyed it, but not as much as ‘Gnarled Hollow’.
Book received from Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
There is a fabulous diversity in the group of friends with things like Rachel being of Korean descent, Danielle being deaf and the oddness of cousins, Jo and Carter, looking like twins. The dynamics between them were interesting and worked well. They didn’t all know each other very well so there was some getting-to-know-you stuff mixed in with some outright animosity. While Jo was the main character, the others were just as integral to the story.
The ghosts and their antics kept me anxious throughout because their darkness and anger held a constant presence. What did disappoint me a little was that the historical back-story was predictable and lacking in twists. It may be that I’ve read a similar back-story recently which coloured my impression of this one. I still enjoyed it, but not as much as ‘Gnarled Hollow’.
Book received from Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.
October 23, 2024
Cousins Jo and Carter head up to their extended family’s cabin in Colorado. Their intention is to clean up the cabin so everyone can use it again after two years of neglect. But once they arrive, strange things begin to happen. I loved the setting of the Rockies and a lonely cabin in the woods. There are unsettling moments and jump-scare scenes that make it a perfect spooky season book. Also, plenty of heat between Jo and the gorgeous park ranger, Andy. Surprisingly, there’s also a family mystery that adds some twists.
4.5 stars.
4.5 stars.
January 9, 2020
This was a unique mix of family saga, romance, and supernatural mystery. Two queer cousins and their friends and partners go up to their hike-in family cabin which has been in their family since before the land around it became a national park. Their plan is to repair and clean it up. But weird stuff starts happening, like things moving from where they were and strange noises out in the forest. Just the right amount of spooky! Plus, hot park ranger! Loved the queer history and casual integration of a deaf lesbian character. My only quibble is that some of the discussion about history and the family land ignored the history and presence of Indigenous people. Just a casual mention of whose territory it was, whether they were forced out, or what happened would have been nice, instead of a line implying the land was just empty and there for the taking.
did-not-finish
October 3, 2021I found the pacing quite slow, and found myself growing more and more impatient. It felt like it was going nowhere fast, and felt what was to come, would be a lot of predictability. I just couldn't force myself to care further.
In my view there wasn't much to set it apart from the typical horror/thriller/suspense film tropes. It just had more lesbian couples in it. I feel like that hook alone isn't enough for most seasoned lesfic readers.
Every character came off kinda unlikable. Cousin Carter was overly opinionated and kept setting her cousin and wife against each other, insisting they talk and hash out their issues - yet would get pissy and be all "DON'T PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE!" when she was instigating a lot of shit?
Her wife, Daniela was deaf which was different but it was never really utilized, everyone knew perfect sign language and she had that ridiculous and unrealistic ability we see in so many movies and tv series that she can somehow miraculously lip-read and understand everyone, perfectly... (I have worked with people of various disabilities, this deaf-ability is so overstated in the media, it's actually kinda harmful! So I was actually legitimately pissed the author added a deaf character, only to have her act no real different from the hearing characters and utilize such a flimsy, stupid trope. It just made me wonder WTF was the point?)
Daniela was a pissy bitch, too. There's a huge misunderstanding there, where Daniela has sided with Jo's ex, who left suddenly - she eventually realizes she has been manipulated by a lot of misinformation - but it begs the question if the ex and her were such great friends to the point she has stopped her wife from seeing her cousin for months and strained the relationship so far in the aftermath of a break up - why isn't she in contact with said ex to know the full details? It's fucking weird man, and the logic is just far too great to overlook!!! DOES NOT COMPUTE.
The two 'friend' side-characters of Meg and her girlfriend hardly added a darn thing. There was an added bonus of a character of Korean heritage, but again apart from tropes and cliches she gave nothing to the plot. I felt like the author was adding stuff in for diversity, trying to fill some sort of quota without doing any damn research or being sensitive in any way to the legitimacy of the characters and the heritage or disability - so it just grated on my nerves enough to make me want to stop.
It was tedious and I got to 36% and couldn't go any further. I'm real sorry, I did try.
In my view there wasn't much to set it apart from the typical horror/thriller/suspense film tropes. It just had more lesbian couples in it. I feel like that hook alone isn't enough for most seasoned lesfic readers.
Every character came off kinda unlikable. Cousin Carter was overly opinionated and kept setting her cousin and wife against each other, insisting they talk and hash out their issues - yet would get pissy and be all "DON'T PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE!" when she was instigating a lot of shit?
Her wife, Daniela was deaf which was different but it was never really utilized, everyone knew perfect sign language and she had that ridiculous and unrealistic ability we see in so many movies and tv series that she can somehow miraculously lip-read and understand everyone, perfectly... (I have worked with people of various disabilities, this deaf-ability is so overstated in the media, it's actually kinda harmful! So I was actually legitimately pissed the author added a deaf character, only to have her act no real different from the hearing characters and utilize such a flimsy, stupid trope. It just made me wonder WTF was the point?)
Daniela was a pissy bitch, too. There's a huge misunderstanding there, where Daniela has sided with Jo's ex, who left suddenly - she eventually realizes she has been manipulated by a lot of misinformation - but it begs the question if the ex and her were such great friends to the point she has stopped her wife from seeing her cousin for months and strained the relationship so far in the aftermath of a break up - why isn't she in contact with said ex to know the full details? It's fucking weird man, and the logic is just far too great to overlook!!! DOES NOT COMPUTE.
The two 'friend' side-characters of Meg and her girlfriend hardly added a darn thing. There was an added bonus of a character of Korean heritage, but again apart from tropes and cliches she gave nothing to the plot. I felt like the author was adding stuff in for diversity, trying to fill some sort of quota without doing any damn research or being sensitive in any way to the legitimacy of the characters and the heritage or disability - so it just grated on my nerves enough to make me want to stop.
It was tedious and I got to 36% and couldn't go any further. I'm real sorry, I did try.
September 9, 2019
Very fun horror story that just touches on the creep factor without going full blown scary. There's a lot of really good elements to the book, from the menacing spook, to the mystery, and even the relationship. Given that this was the first book I read from Greene, I was pleasantly surprised by how much she worked to build up the creepy factor and maintained it for the majority of the book. It wasn't all spookiness, though, I thought the romance and the other relationships worked so well, even if the romance was sped up just a touch too much for me - but since it was meant to parallel the ghostly romance, I can forgive it.
What makes a good horror story is that you actually care about either the thing that is terrorizing the characters, or the leads themselves. I didn't care much for the haunt, but the characters were great - and the effects of the haunting on their relationships made this into a page turner. Great work!
I received this ARC from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
What makes a good horror story is that you actually care about either the thing that is terrorizing the characters, or the leads themselves. I didn't care much for the haunt, but the characters were great - and the effects of the haunting on their relationships made this into a page turner. Great work!
I received this ARC from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
September 17, 2019
I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley
I was hovering between 2 and 3 stars for most of this book but things picked up a bit at the end so I decided to go with 3. I think part of the problem was that I did not really form and any attachment or impressions of the side characters at the beginning and kept getting them confused for a large portion of the book. As the book goes on it focuses more on just Joe and Andy so it was easier to focus on, but when everyone came back together at the end I still couldn't remember who most of them were. Also it was definitely more realistic fantasy than horror for a large portion of the book. There is nothing wrong with that but I was expecting more of a straight-up horror novel from the summary and that is not really what I got. Again, the horror elements picked up more towards the end, but it was slow going a lot of the way. All in all it was a decent story about a woman learning about her family history, but I wish there had been more action.
I was hovering between 2 and 3 stars for most of this book but things picked up a bit at the end so I decided to go with 3. I think part of the problem was that I did not really form and any attachment or impressions of the side characters at the beginning and kept getting them confused for a large portion of the book. As the book goes on it focuses more on just Joe and Andy so it was easier to focus on, but when everyone came back together at the end I still couldn't remember who most of them were. Also it was definitely more realistic fantasy than horror for a large portion of the book. There is nothing wrong with that but I was expecting more of a straight-up horror novel from the summary and that is not really what I got. Again, the horror elements picked up more towards the end, but it was slow going a lot of the way. All in all it was a decent story about a woman learning about her family history, but I wish there had been more action.
September 5, 2019
I’ve been really impressed with Greene’s recent books so far. I finished Gnarled Hollow at the end of last year, and when I found out there was going to be another horror filled novel, I was instantly interested and slightly terrified at the same time. Horror has never been a genre I’ve enjoyed, but for some reason I still end up accidentally reading it.
While the last novel I read was great, I think I enjoyed this one quite a bit more. It was creepy, suspenseful, and filled with a mystery that had me intrigued from start to finish. When the pieces started finally clicking together, I knew I wasn’t going to put this down until I finished. Add in lovable characters, a cute romance, and suspenseful moments that left me needing more, it really was the perfect book for me.
Even though horror isn’t for me, I would not hesitate to pick up another horror novel from Greene again.
While the last novel I read was great, I think I enjoyed this one quite a bit more. It was creepy, suspenseful, and filled with a mystery that had me intrigued from start to finish. When the pieces started finally clicking together, I knew I wasn’t going to put this down until I finished. Add in lovable characters, a cute romance, and suspenseful moments that left me needing more, it really was the perfect book for me.
Even though horror isn’t for me, I would not hesitate to pick up another horror novel from Greene again.
September 8, 2019
4.25
Hot on the heels of Gnarled Hollow (well, I read them pretty close together at least) Greene has published another strong paranormal romance. Once again, the focus of the book is more on the paranormal and suspense; although, there is a bit of romance thrown in for good measure with the arrival of a hot Park Ranger who’s just the ticket to save some damsels in paranormal distress.
Five women arrive at an isolated family cabin located in the Rocky Mountain National Park. The property has been in Jo and Carter’s family for years but due to internal squabbling, no one has been up there for two years and its in need of a fair bit of work. The cousins are finally able to go back and try to restore the property and cabin. Joining them are Carter’s wife, Daniella, and their friends Meg and Rachel. As the odd woman out in the group of five, Jo seems to be the one that experiences most of the odd happenings. At first things can be explained away – noises from an animal in the brush, misplaced books or tools; but, as the odd events start to add up, coincidence and imagination are less likely explanations. Slowly the others start to experience similar things and the reactions range from “something’s out there” to “it’s all explainable”. From a character standpoint, Jo and the others are more consistent and relatable than those in Gnarled Hollows and the romance build between Jo and Andy provides a nice counter-point to the ominous happenings at the cabin.
Greene likes to take her time to work up the suspense, starting with smaller and seemingly inconsequential things that build up an suitably creepy atmosphere. Placing the characters in an isolated setting ratchets things up. This isn’t a gore-fest nor is it relying on jump-scares to set the atmosphere – instead it’s a well paced ghost story with strongly developed characters and I liked the backstory that unfolds in the latter half of the book (almost to the point that I wouldn’t mind reading about that as a book in itself). Legacy didn’t scare me, but it definitely created a compelling level of suspense that kept me glued to the pages.
This book has definitely not sold me on camping or living in the rough – life without a shower or flush toilet have lost their luster (if they ever had it) long ago. Camping in an isolated location where you have to trek in or out, there’s nightly sound of footsteps in the woods, nearby is an old family graveyard and things seem to move on their in in the cabin? Yeah … I’ll be at the Hilton, eating room service and booking a massage at the spa.
Hot on the heels of Gnarled Hollow (well, I read them pretty close together at least) Greene has published another strong paranormal romance. Once again, the focus of the book is more on the paranormal and suspense; although, there is a bit of romance thrown in for good measure with the arrival of a hot Park Ranger who’s just the ticket to save some damsels in paranormal distress.
Five women arrive at an isolated family cabin located in the Rocky Mountain National Park. The property has been in Jo and Carter’s family for years but due to internal squabbling, no one has been up there for two years and its in need of a fair bit of work. The cousins are finally able to go back and try to restore the property and cabin. Joining them are Carter’s wife, Daniella, and their friends Meg and Rachel. As the odd woman out in the group of five, Jo seems to be the one that experiences most of the odd happenings. At first things can be explained away – noises from an animal in the brush, misplaced books or tools; but, as the odd events start to add up, coincidence and imagination are less likely explanations. Slowly the others start to experience similar things and the reactions range from “something’s out there” to “it’s all explainable”. From a character standpoint, Jo and the others are more consistent and relatable than those in Gnarled Hollows and the romance build between Jo and Andy provides a nice counter-point to the ominous happenings at the cabin.
Greene likes to take her time to work up the suspense, starting with smaller and seemingly inconsequential things that build up an suitably creepy atmosphere. Placing the characters in an isolated setting ratchets things up. This isn’t a gore-fest nor is it relying on jump-scares to set the atmosphere – instead it’s a well paced ghost story with strongly developed characters and I liked the backstory that unfolds in the latter half of the book (almost to the point that I wouldn’t mind reading about that as a book in itself). Legacy didn’t scare me, but it definitely created a compelling level of suspense that kept me glued to the pages.
This book has definitely not sold me on camping or living in the rough – life without a shower or flush toilet have lost their luster (if they ever had it) long ago. Camping in an isolated location where you have to trek in or out, there’s nightly sound of footsteps in the woods, nearby is an old family graveyard and things seem to move on their in in the cabin? Yeah … I’ll be at the Hilton, eating room service and booking a massage at the spa.
October 27, 2019
I was greatly surprised by how much I ended up enjoying this story due to its supernatural elements. I tend to shy away from spooky themed books, especially when it involves an abandoned building and being alone in it. I'm just easy to scare. But the imagery and character actions and interactions are what brought this cabin-in-the-woods story home and made me not want to stop reading it the moment I picked it up. It gave me a "Haunting of Hill House," by Shirley Jackson, type of vibes. The story being told by the eyes of Jo Lemke, a woman in her 30s recovering from love yet still wanting to find love, allowed me to feel more connected to her as I experienced similar things in my own relationships with people. The interactions with the supernatural elements concerning the Lemke family history made me have goose-flesh as my house is creaky and probably made sounds that were heard in the Lemke cabin. The book did its job in spooking me at appropriate moments for sure!
Also learning about her family history was interesting enough that it made me wonder about my own family roots. Family is very important in this story and the characters in it don't go over the top in relating this to each other or the reader. The romance in the story was nice and I enjoyed that the sex scenes were very minimal in description. One doesn't need long, drawn out sex scenes to have a good story! I hope that this author continues to write books of this caliber and even if they are spooky, I probably will pick it up and enjoy it as I did this unexpected read. I highly recommend it to those who enjoy a good supernatural themed book.
Also learning about her family history was interesting enough that it made me wonder about my own family roots. Family is very important in this story and the characters in it don't go over the top in relating this to each other or the reader. The romance in the story was nice and I enjoyed that the sex scenes were very minimal in description. One doesn't need long, drawn out sex scenes to have a good story! I hope that this author continues to write books of this caliber and even if they are spooky, I probably will pick it up and enjoy it as I did this unexpected read. I highly recommend it to those who enjoy a good supernatural themed book.
August 18, 2019
Another book by Greene that I had to read with the light on!
Chilling doesn't begin to describe this page-turner, but it comes close. Spooky, blood-curdling, watch-your-back reading best done in daylight, but oh so well crafted that you can't put it down.
Did that shadow just move?
Chilling doesn't begin to describe this page-turner, but it comes close. Spooky, blood-curdling, watch-your-back reading best done in daylight, but oh so well crafted that you can't put it down.
Did that shadow just move?
December 28, 2019
It was a good read. This is Ms Greene's second paranormal book. Here, the romantic aspect is more pregnant than in her previous book, Gnarled Hollow. Nevertheless I found it slow and a little
confused. I hope that Charlotte Greene is not going to specialize in the area of the paranormal, I prefer when she writes pure
romances. To read for paranormal fans.
confused. I hope that Charlotte Greene is not going to specialize in the area of the paranormal, I prefer when she writes pure
romances. To read for paranormal fans.
October 30, 2022
A good halloween serve. That element in horror movies when the MC hears something in the night and goes to check it out, is really there. My frustration was high because Jo did some crazy shit. And sometimes she would start crying or feeling some emotion out of the blue.
The book is definitely plot-driven, because there are some things about the MCs that I would have loved to know more, you know those getting-to-know each other stages where the MCs open up about and to each other without guessing... Especially that stuff with Andy, that was a really important issue.
The plot is really intriguing esp the story about her great-grand mom (or greater??). Now that was a thick plot and Henry's decapitation was a wholesome satisfaction. The lack of the follow-up some things bugged me but what bugged me of the most was the way butch was portrayed in some scenes. I recently read that novella collection by Meghan O'Brien and other authors about butch/femme relationships and issues, well here, I think Andy and Jo are both butch, how butch I am not sure because Charlotte didn't write much about it. But it was the small things like who should do what, who is "supposed" to be better, who is stronger... that is fairly okay in most cases, but this came up a lot and the emotions connected to those scenes were not cute at all, which had me thinking the characters had some issues, harmony-wise.
When it comes to ghost, evil spirit, I always find it more compelling and intriguing if one of the MCs is aligned to that life... like has a sixth sense or something.
The book is definitely plot-driven, because there are some things about the MCs that I would have loved to know more, you know those getting-to-know each other stages where the MCs open up about and to each other without guessing... Especially that stuff with Andy, that was a really important issue.
The plot is really intriguing esp the story about her great-grand mom (or greater??). Now that was a thick plot and Henry's decapitation was a wholesome satisfaction. The lack of the follow-up some things bugged me but what bugged me of the most was the way butch was portrayed in some scenes. I recently read that novella collection by Meghan O'Brien and other authors about butch/femme relationships and issues, well here, I think Andy and Jo are both butch, how butch I am not sure because Charlotte didn't write much about it. But it was the small things like who should do what, who is "supposed" to be better, who is stronger... that is fairly okay in most cases, but this came up a lot and the emotions connected to those scenes were not cute at all, which had me thinking the characters had some issues, harmony-wise.
When it comes to ghost, evil spirit, I always find it more compelling and intriguing if one of the MCs is aligned to that life... like has a sixth sense or something.
April 30, 2020
There were five stars books that I stayed up all night to read. This was a five-stars that got too atmospheric and intense I had to stop to take a breather.
I'm a horror buff and I was happy to find a lot of creative scares. The mysteries were explained very well. A really satisfying read!
It has a very nice blend between mystery horror and romance. All of the characters were very likeable saved for the antagonist. My favourite was Andy, who was tall, muscly, but also very soft.
I'm a horror buff and I was happy to find a lot of creative scares. The mysteries were explained very well. A really satisfying read!
It has a very nice blend between mystery horror and romance. All of the characters were very likeable saved for the antagonist. My favourite was Andy, who was tall, muscly, but also very soft.
June 7, 2023
Well, that did me in...I just couldn't stop reading it, though I had to, to sleep, eat and all other human things we do. As for the story, I ain't gonna say much, other than I think it was a beautiful build up, with a cool backdrop and that laced mystery wrapped up nicely into a rather lovely ending. I think I need to find more books like this :)))
October 14, 2024
This was okay- the romance was closed door so not my favorite. Also, one thing that was never explained that I didn’t really understand was why the haunting was happening now? They (Jo and Carter) mentioned going up to the cabin as kids and never experiencing anything out of the ordinary. So, why now?
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May 3, 2023
Beautiful novel
This book is scary, heartwarming, and hilarious. Definitely adding to my favorites. I recommend everyone read this or you’ll miss out.
This book is scary, heartwarming, and hilarious. Definitely adding to my favorites. I recommend everyone read this or you’ll miss out.
December 30, 2019
An enjoyable read in a setting I like (mountains) with a plot that kept me interested. It didn't really scare me but I did want to know what was going on. The historical love letters they found were a great detail.
It's somewhat minor, but the archivist in me has to point out that the 1890 U.S. census, which plays a pretty significant plot point in terms of dates in the book, burned in real life and was almost completely destroyed (according to Wikipedia, Colorado is not one of the few states for which data survives), so it wouldn't have been possible for anyone to print out a page of it, as happens in the book. (There are lots of people who wish they could.) Knowing that took me completely out of the story and was a bit frustrating. I think the plot could have been set 10 years earlier or later and there would have been no issue.
It's somewhat minor, but the archivist in me has to point out that the 1890 U.S. census, which plays a pretty significant plot point in terms of dates in the book, burned in real life and was almost completely destroyed (according to Wikipedia, Colorado is not one of the few states for which data survives), so it wouldn't have been possible for anyone to print out a page of it, as happens in the book. (There are lots of people who wish they could.) Knowing that took me completely out of the story and was a bit frustrating. I think the plot could have been set 10 years earlier or later and there would have been no issue.
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August 21, 2019A cabin in the wood that has been abandoned for the past two years is being cleaned out and renovated by Jo, her cousin Carter and her wife, her friend Meg and Meg's girlfriend. It is not long before Jo starts to notice weird stuff happening and even finds herself in danger from an unknown source.
I am not normally one for stories with a paranormal angle, but the outdoors, a group friend and little bit of romance does appeal to me so I decided to take a chance on this book. I was not disappointed at all! The writer is good in setting the stage of "something" being off in and around the cabin, the descriptions were solid and the skepticism of some of the characters to be expected which made it seem more realistic. You could sense something was wrong and discover with Jo what the story behind the house was.
Throw in a strong and sexy ranger and a sweet romance developing in between the more suspenseful scenes and it's most definitely worth the read! I am not going to say too much about the plot because a lot of the enjoyment comes from finding out how it came to be, but I can tell you this: if this is any indication of the writers other books I am going to have a lot of fun reading them cause I *will* go and search for them right now!
I am not normally one for stories with a paranormal angle, but the outdoors, a group friend and little bit of romance does appeal to me so I decided to take a chance on this book. I was not disappointed at all! The writer is good in setting the stage of "something" being off in and around the cabin, the descriptions were solid and the skepticism of some of the characters to be expected which made it seem more realistic. You could sense something was wrong and discover with Jo what the story behind the house was.
Throw in a strong and sexy ranger and a sweet romance developing in between the more suspenseful scenes and it's most definitely worth the read! I am not going to say too much about the plot because a lot of the enjoyment comes from finding out how it came to be, but I can tell you this: if this is any indication of the writers other books I am going to have a lot of fun reading them cause I *will* go and search for them right now!
September 8, 2019
This story is set at the Lemke family cabin in the mountains of Colorado. It’s surrounded by a national park so there are no neighbors or really anyone nearby. Cousins Jo and Carter, along with their friends, go up to the cabin to clean it up since it’s been neglected for two years.
I really loved this book. I loved every single character and really enjoyed the romance in it. The main characters are lesbians and Carter’s wife is deaf, which I enjoyed because I don’t think I’ve ever read anything with a deaf character.
The setting is so eerie I was thoroughly creeped out at times! This is a ghost story, but there’s also a little bit of mystery to it which I had fun trying to figure out. But man, the scenes with ghosts really did freak me out! I couldn’t put this down because I needed to know what was going to happen. I highly recommend this if you enjoy ghost stories and the paranormal!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I really loved this book. I loved every single character and really enjoyed the romance in it. The main characters are lesbians and Carter’s wife is deaf, which I enjoyed because I don’t think I’ve ever read anything with a deaf character.
The setting is so eerie I was thoroughly creeped out at times! This is a ghost story, but there’s also a little bit of mystery to it which I had fun trying to figure out. But man, the scenes with ghosts really did freak me out! I couldn’t put this down because I needed to know what was going to happen. I highly recommend this if you enjoy ghost stories and the paranormal!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
October 15, 2019
Super creepy story about a haunted cabin. Love all the local color about the Rocky Mountains and 19th century Estes Park. The best parts are when you learn what happened in the past. The beginning is a little slow but super creepy and then the 2nd half it’s hard to slow down. It’s very action packed. This book made me laugh and cry and get totally scared. A great thrill and a lovely romantic story line too.
September 16, 2019
Really good book
This is a very good book I loved it. The characters were very likable and well developed. The story was exciting once I started reading this book it was hard to stop. Highly recommend this book. Thanks
This is a very good book I loved it. The characters were very likable and well developed. The story was exciting once I started reading this book it was hard to stop. Highly recommend this book. Thanks
October 3, 2019
Great read love every character and the story kept me turning pages into the night. I highly recommend this book and the wonderful location and story.
One of my favorite books , kept me up at night. A wonderful read and a real page turner. Love this author.
One of my favorite books , kept me up at night. A wonderful read and a real page turner. Love this author.
September 8, 2019
This is the wholesome, sometimes corny, mystery- romance we all need right now.
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