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drucila616's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly I keep having to force myself to read these...if they weren't 80 pages I probably wouldn't. Once you are about half way the story picks up and you want to see what happens but the first half is hard to get through....
mkean's review against another edition
3.0
All right, again, but it sort of blends in with the other. It isn't really convincing me to finish the series.
lynn_k's review against another edition
2.0
This just didn’t do it for me. I was bored and didn’t care about any of the characters. This series basically consists of a bunch of interconnected short stories and I find that short stories don’t give me enough time to really connect to any of the characters. I’m going to give the third one a shot and then decide whether to finish this series or abandon it.
jdeternal's review against another edition
4.0
Not as chilling as the first, but still well written and horrifying. A locket representing an affair sends the bank manager into a paranoia akin to the Asylum patient it came in contact with.
The ending is well foreshadowed by the fate of the patient. However, Oliver's continued visions are becoming confusing. Unfortunately I felt like there was nothing revealed in this one other than the continued corruption of the Asylum and it's history as a mansion.
The ending is well foreshadowed by the fate of the patient. However, Oliver's continued visions are becoming confusing. Unfortunately I felt like there was nothing revealed in this one other than the continued corruption of the Asylum and it's history as a mansion.
horrorghoul's review against another edition
4.0
TW: Miscarriage, cheating, murder, uses of b-word and s*ut
*****SPOILERS*****
About the book:Jules Hartwick should be on top of the world. He has a distinguished career as president of the First National Bank of Blackstone, and his lovely daughter will soon be married. But his contentment is shattered: he's under investigation by the Federal Reserve--and that frightening audit threatens the financing of the Blackstone Center, which is slated to rise on the site of the old Asylum. And now, late at night, after a lavish dinner party, the Hartwicks receive a mysterious package containing a silver locket. Who sent it? Why? Jules has his own suspicions, as this second sinister gift unleashes a bloodcurdling chain of events...
Release Date: 01/29/1997
Genre: Horror
Pages: 86
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
What I Liked:
• The plot of this one was interesting
• The story flowed
What I Didn't Like:
• Story two feels similar to story one in a way
Overall Thoughts: I love that after Jules fides a mysterious box in Madeline's car that has a locket in it with a piece of hair his first thought goes to that she's cheating. Like no conversation nothing just she's cheating. So weird like maybe she has a creepy stalker she hasn't told you about. Or maybe it's just some weird or that's been watching her she didn't know about.
This was a good story. I love that everything is about this small town. I love that everything links together.
I feel bad for the all people that are involved because they seem like victims.
Final Thoughts: I keep thinking that this would make such a great Netflix show. You could do six episodes of the Blackstone Chronicles. It's creepy and fun and campy. Onto book 3!
IG|Blog
*****SPOILERS*****
About the book:Jules Hartwick should be on top of the world. He has a distinguished career as president of the First National Bank of Blackstone, and his lovely daughter will soon be married. But his contentment is shattered: he's under investigation by the Federal Reserve--and that frightening audit threatens the financing of the Blackstone Center, which is slated to rise on the site of the old Asylum. And now, late at night, after a lavish dinner party, the Hartwicks receive a mysterious package containing a silver locket. Who sent it? Why? Jules has his own suspicions, as this second sinister gift unleashes a bloodcurdling chain of events...
Release Date: 01/29/1997
Genre: Horror
Pages: 86
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
What I Liked:
• The plot of this one was interesting
• The story flowed
What I Didn't Like:
• Story two feels similar to story one in a way
Overall Thoughts: I love that after Jules fides a mysterious box in Madeline's car that has a locket in it with a piece of hair his first thought goes to that she's cheating. Like no conversation nothing just she's cheating. So weird like maybe she has a creepy stalker she hasn't told you about. Or maybe it's just some weird or that's been watching her she didn't know about.
This was a good story. I love that everything is about this small town. I love that everything links together.
I feel bad for the all people that are involved because they seem like victims.
Final Thoughts: I keep thinking that this would make such a great Netflix show. You could do six episodes of the Blackstone Chronicles. It's creepy and fun and campy. Onto book 3!
IG|Blog
paperbackstash's review against another edition
3.0
A little generic and the writing is a simple style, but the characters were likeable enough and the story flowed well. A good installment for the serial. There's no hint yet on why this is happening, only glimpses.
midnightbookgirl's review against another edition
3.0
Be careful picking up jewelery, you can go from fairly normal to crazy town in less than ten minutes. I really thought Jules was going to embark on a successful killing spree, but it turns out that he's a better banker than spree killer. I really wish I could give this series half stars on here, it deserves 1/2 star just for Rebecca's crazy aunt (which don't think I don't know was modeled after the crazy pants mom in Carrie by King). Still, it's a fun series for Readathon!
midnightbookgirl's review
3.0
Be careful picking up jewelery, you can go from fairly normal to crazy town in less than ten minutes. I really thought Jules was going to embark on a successful killing spree, but it turns out that he's a better banker than spree killer. I really wish I could give this series half stars on here, it deserves 1/2 star just for Rebecca's crazy aunt (which don't think I don't know was modeled after the crazy pants mom in Carrie by King). Still, it's a fun series for Readathon!
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