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badseedgirl's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this up as a Kindle Unlimited Read. This was a very dark novella by a new to me author. I was surprised by how bloody this story was. There is a rape trigger in this story for those who need to know such things. I ended up liking this story more than I though I would and am looking forward to the next book in the series, which is also available in Kindle Unlimited.
100pagesaday's review against another edition
4.0
Freya inherits her mother's childhood home on the Isle of Skye is Scotland near Lucifer Falls; the home is a sprawling mansion which has mostly fallen into disrepair while her aunt lived there. Freya hopes to turn the mansion into a hotel with the help of her friends Bambi and Oliver. From the moment they arrive, something feels off with the house. Freya begins to think more of her aunt's strange directions about the house and her mother's extreme dislike of her childhood home. When a team of contractors begins to work on the house, two of the boys quickly go missing. Freya and her friends begin to feel tied to the house, getting severe headaches when the try to leave. In their heads they know that the house demands sacrifice. When Freya hires a psychic to come see the house, she thinks all of her horrors have been solved...
From the prologue, I knew that this was going to be a gritty horror read. Digging into the past when Angel Manor was a convent, I was introduced to naked, murderous nuns sacrificing children on the equinox and I knew this was going to be good. Fast forward to present day, Freya and her friends keep seeing ghosts and some force is keeping the ghosts in Angel Manor. There was a great feeling of suspense the entire way through the book since the force in the house was not revealed to the very end and it wasn't quite evident if the psychic helped clear the house or caused more damage. Freya, Oliver, Bam along with the construction crew offered a good cast of characters,each with different reactions to the house. I really enjoyed the pace of the book, the mix of the gore, suspense, mystery and classic horror. It also reminded me a bit of American Horror Story Murder House which was a plus for me.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
From the prologue, I knew that this was going to be a gritty horror read. Digging into the past when Angel Manor was a convent, I was introduced to naked, murderous nuns sacrificing children on the equinox and I knew this was going to be good. Fast forward to present day, Freya and her friends keep seeing ghosts and some force is keeping the ghosts in Angel Manor. There was a great feeling of suspense the entire way through the book since the force in the house was not revealed to the very end and it wasn't quite evident if the psychic helped clear the house or caused more damage. Freya, Oliver, Bam along with the construction crew offered a good cast of characters,each with different reactions to the house. I really enjoyed the pace of the book, the mix of the gore, suspense, mystery and classic horror. It also reminded me a bit of American Horror Story Murder House which was a plus for me.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
witchycinnamon's review against another edition
5.0
What an absolutely outstanding book! I stumbled across this by accident on Kindle Unlimited and I'm so pleased I did.
I made the mistake of reading this in the dark before bed one night and couldn't sleep until 3am...Nuns can be scary!
Brilliant plot, characters, and an overall wonderful read.
I made the mistake of reading this in the dark before bed one night and couldn't sleep until 3am...Nuns can be scary!
Brilliant plot, characters, and an overall wonderful read.
vondav's review
5.0
In honour of Women in Horror month this book was top of my list to read.
Freya has inherited Angel Manor from her “nutty” aunt, ignoring her mom’s wishes to sell it, she decides with her friends to turn it into a hotel. Strange things start as soon as they arrive, but with the nuns still haunting the building can they survive.
Freya was quite a weak needy character. Throughout this story, she never once stood on her own two feet. Whether at the start where she had Oliver and Bam to lean on, or further on with Logan or Marie-Claire, she always had someone there to watch her back. Although rather tiresome, it wasn’t a bad thing as it helped develop the other characters. One of favourites was Terrance, a minor character but a bad lad trying to go good.
From the prologue to the final page there is enough gruesome action to keep the majority of horror fans happy whilst keeping with the traditional horror theme of the haunted house and the monster in the basement. Having evil nuns was a good idea as I always sense an air of sinisterism with them and feel that they have something to hide.
The suspense and terror builds up as the story progresses and just when you think the story has finished with the ending you expect; the author has one last surprise and another secret is revealed.
A fast-paced action filled book and another author I will follow
Freya has inherited Angel Manor from her “nutty” aunt, ignoring her mom’s wishes to sell it, she decides with her friends to turn it into a hotel. Strange things start as soon as they arrive, but with the nuns still haunting the building can they survive.
Freya was quite a weak needy character. Throughout this story, she never once stood on her own two feet. Whether at the start where she had Oliver and Bam to lean on, or further on with Logan or Marie-Claire, she always had someone there to watch her back. Although rather tiresome, it wasn’t a bad thing as it helped develop the other characters. One of favourites was Terrance, a minor character but a bad lad trying to go good.
From the prologue to the final page there is enough gruesome action to keep the majority of horror fans happy whilst keeping with the traditional horror theme of the haunted house and the monster in the basement. Having evil nuns was a good idea as I always sense an air of sinisterism with them and feel that they have something to hide.
The suspense and terror builds up as the story progresses and just when you think the story has finished with the ending you expect; the author has one last surprise and another secret is revealed.
A fast-paced action filled book and another author I will follow
litpages3's review against another edition
3.0
I won this in the Early Reviewers giveaway. Once I received the e-book I later took a better look at the title and when I saw Lucifer I was like, oh no...can't do this. Don't like anything to do with the devil (it was more with ghost, spirits and what not). The problem was I had already read the prologue when I looked at the title. Oh ....My....God! When I finished the prologue I actually thought I had just finished Chapter 1. Holy Toledos Batman, I couldn't even imagine how the rest of this book could possibly turn out. It was gory, straight up gory, talking jaws shattering, limbs being torn apart, blood everywhere. If your not a fan of blood, don't even bother. If I thought it couldn't get any worse, then wait till you read the last chapter, inhale...realize what just happened and then exhale. Good book, glad it was free but I'm sure I wouldn't have mind paying for it. The whole time I read this, I thought movie, this could be a movie but I doubt it could have that much blood in it.
shellshellyshellshell's review against another edition
5.0
Think happy thoughts.... think happy thoughts.... think happy thoughts....
lyfjaberg's review against another edition
5.0
What an absolutely outstanding book! I stumbled across this by accident on Kindle Unlimited and I'm so pleased I did.
I made the mistake of reading this in the dark before bed one night and couldn't sleep until 3am...Nuns can be scary!
Brilliant plot, characters, and an overall wonderful read.
I made the mistake of reading this in the dark before bed one night and couldn't sleep until 3am...Nuns can be scary!
Brilliant plot, characters, and an overall wonderful read.
rubysway's review
3.0
Bloodthirsty spirits? Yes, please.
Very good read. Terrifying, heartbreaking, and with just the right amount of shocking gore, I would recommend this to anyone that is a fan of bloody ghost stories.
Very good read. Terrifying, heartbreaking, and with just the right amount of shocking gore, I would recommend this to anyone that is a fan of bloody ghost stories.
jiba's review
3.0
I hate to rate it so low because it was well written. (So I added a star just for that)
This was an ok read. But I have read books scarier than this one and that probably was the problem I had with this book. I hate to say it but I had to skim through the uninteresting parts to get to where the good bits were and then they turned out to be ok bits.
For the first time reader of haunted house books, it might be scary. But [b:Hell House|33547|Hell House|Richard Matheson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384259876s/33547.jpg|804298] and [b:The Haunting of Hill House|89717|The Haunting of Hill House |Shirley Jackson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327871336s/89717.jpg|3627] scared me much more. But I read them long ago and pretty much early in my reading experience and the effects were strong. If I were to first read them now, I am not sure how much they would frighten me. But just thinking about them makes me shudder.
I think it works better if there is a slow build up and the gore at the beginning, while it does snap the attention, doesn't really help when the build up of the story comes after it.
In addition, this was a religious haunting in a way and nothing about the characters' faith came out. It was used as a convenient backdrop, but not really explored except for a few sentences towards the last part of the book. It was based in Scotland and no one thought to talk to a Minister about what was going on? I am just saying....
This was an ok read. But I have read books scarier than this one and that probably was the problem I had with this book. I hate to say it but I had to skim through the uninteresting parts to get to where the good bits were and then they turned out to be ok bits.
For the first time reader of haunted house books, it might be scary. But [b:Hell House|33547|Hell House|Richard Matheson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384259876s/33547.jpg|804298] and [b:The Haunting of Hill House|89717|The Haunting of Hill House |Shirley Jackson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327871336s/89717.jpg|3627] scared me much more. But I read them long ago and pretty much early in my reading experience and the effects were strong. If I were to first read them now, I am not sure how much they would frighten me. But just thinking about them makes me shudder.
I think it works better if there is a slow build up and the gore at the beginning, while it does snap the attention, doesn't really help when the build up of the story comes after it.
In addition, this was a religious haunting in a way and nothing about the characters' faith came out. It was used as a convenient backdrop, but not really explored except for a few sentences towards the last part of the book. It was based in Scotland and no one thought to talk to a Minister about what was going on? I am just saying....
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