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100pagesaday's review
3.0
"They drove down the single track road in silence. Even the radio could no longer help, the signal fading to a static hiss in the bowels of the forest. As much as they didn’t want to, they switched it off, and finally there was just the sound of the trees to accompany them. It was against their every instinct to continue on. Every fiber of their beings told them to turn and get as far away as possible, and yet they knew it wasn’t an option."
I really enjoyed the first book of the Whisper Trilogy and I am really happy to have won the second book, Echoes. The first book was doused in the suspense and mystery of what was in the forest, however, in Echoes we know what is going on and the driving force on the horror spectrum is the question: 'What will happen to Melody and Steve when they return to the Hope House sight?"
Seven years have passed since the horrific events that almost took Steve and Melody's lives. Now they are struggling to pay bills and to live their lives with their young son. The town of Oakwell, the sight of the infamous Hope House, is now a paranormal hot spot, gone are the idealistic mom and pop stores, now McDonalds and ghost hunter shops line the streets. When Melody and Steve are approached to come back to Oakwell to be in a paranormal investigator show to take place in a brand new hotel on the Hope House site, they adamantly refuse. The evil forces on the land won't let them get away that easily, though and soon they are blackmailed into returning to the one place they never wanted to go.
Like Whisper's I enjoyed the blending of the fear from the natural and the supernatural in the book. Even though there is not as much mystery in Echoes, there is plenty of suspense building with new construction on the site and Steve and Melody's return. I was surprised to see the return of Donovan's character, but he did make everything worthwhile. There was plenty of gore and action in the last part of the book that made me keep reading on through.
I really enjoyed the first book of the Whisper Trilogy and I am really happy to have won the second book, Echoes. The first book was doused in the suspense and mystery of what was in the forest, however, in Echoes we know what is going on and the driving force on the horror spectrum is the question: 'What will happen to Melody and Steve when they return to the Hope House sight?"
Seven years have passed since the horrific events that almost took Steve and Melody's lives. Now they are struggling to pay bills and to live their lives with their young son. The town of Oakwell, the sight of the infamous Hope House, is now a paranormal hot spot, gone are the idealistic mom and pop stores, now McDonalds and ghost hunter shops line the streets. When Melody and Steve are approached to come back to Oakwell to be in a paranormal investigator show to take place in a brand new hotel on the Hope House site, they adamantly refuse. The evil forces on the land won't let them get away that easily, though and soon they are blackmailed into returning to the one place they never wanted to go.
Like Whisper's I enjoyed the blending of the fear from the natural and the supernatural in the book. Even though there is not as much mystery in Echoes, there is plenty of suspense building with new construction on the site and Steve and Melody's return. I was surprised to see the return of Donovan's character, but he did make everything worthwhile. There was plenty of gore and action in the last part of the book that made me keep reading on through.
ska55121's review
4.0
I enjoyed this book.
I loved that there was never a lack of excitement or terror.
All the characters meshed together so well, even if some were affected by those in the woods or if they were not.
I can't wait to read the third book in the series to find out what happens.
While I never read the first book, it did not affect me reading the second one as a standalone. It gave a good amount of backstory so you wouldn't need to got back and read it.
Another great author in the making for the Horror Genre!
I would definitely read more books from Michael Bray.
I loved that there was never a lack of excitement or terror.
All the characters meshed together so well, even if some were affected by those in the woods or if they were not.
I can't wait to read the third book in the series to find out what happens.
While I never read the first book, it did not affect me reading the second one as a standalone. It gave a good amount of backstory so you wouldn't need to got back and read it.
Another great author in the making for the Horror Genre!
I would definitely read more books from Michael Bray.
jasecorn's review
5.0
Loved the first book, and this one is just as enthralling. I'm loving Michael Bray's style and there's some truly disturbing imagery in this book.
Takes a lot to actually get me to wince - especially from a book - but there were several moments in this that made me let out a mildly (and very manly) shriek.
This was a perfect and very logical continuation of the first book and I look forward to reading the conclusion!
Takes a lot to actually get me to wince - especially from a book - but there were several moments in this that made me let out a mildly (and very manly) shriek.
This was a perfect and very logical continuation of the first book and I look forward to reading the conclusion!
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