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The Ghost House by Helen Phifer
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Helen Phifer is the queen of creepy and things that go bump in the night! I loved her Detective Maria Miller books and have only just read that series, I love that there are so many more for me to binge on.
Annie Graham is a tough yet sweet, down to earth lady with a funny banter about her. The book opens to see her make the life altering situation of leaving her abusive marriage a priority to get out of. This is a lovely way to realise that tough cops still can be emotionally abused and prey to viciousness, and that the abused aren't weak willed but just in an impossible situation.
It also builds the solid base around Annie and we meet Kav and Jake. The best found family that a girl could ask for. The story introduces Will Ashworth and he is my number 1 book boyfriend at the moment! Funny and sweet, loyal and hot to boot. The banter these two have together is funny and makes the book for me.
The book is a dual timeline, the 1890's is seen through Alice's diary entries and we learn about her life with Edward. Still at the end of the book we haven't got every single answer about the end of Alice's life and that makes the situation more realistic than if it were neatly tied up with a bow.
I love the way that Helen Phifer brings real life events, places and people into her stories and her entry of an infamous serial killer from Victorian times is an amazing story to read. Her research is amazing and I look out for these inclusions in every book!
I love the blend of crime procedural and thriller/paranormal and the modern day storyline was just as gripping as the historical one. I found it very hard to stop reading when it was past my bedtime. I listened to the audio book version and the narrator did an impeccable job. I couldn't get over her accents and male voices and fell in love with Will a little more because of 'his' voice!
The ending was gripping and I loved the blend of humanity that the characters brought. I enjoyed the fact that even trained police officers could be brought down and the fact that they weren't Bruce Willis type characters who should be dead 3 times over from their injuries but are still as strong as a steam train.
All in all, I loved it and cannot wait to read the next in the series!! Thanks so much to Netgalley and HQ Digital for an ARC to listen to. All opinions are my own.
Annie Graham is a tough yet sweet, down to earth lady with a funny banter about her. The book opens to see her make the life altering situation of leaving her abusive marriage a priority to get out of. This is a lovely way to realise that tough cops still can be emotionally abused and prey to viciousness, and that the abused aren't weak willed but just in an impossible situation.
It also builds the solid base around Annie and we meet Kav and Jake. The best found family that a girl could ask for. The story introduces Will Ashworth and he is my number 1 book boyfriend at the moment! Funny and sweet, loyal and hot to boot. The banter these two have together is funny and makes the book for me.
The book is a dual timeline, the 1890's is seen through Alice's diary entries and we learn about her life with Edward. Still at the end of the book we haven't got every single answer about the end of Alice's life and that makes the situation more realistic than if it were neatly tied up with a bow.
I love the way that Helen Phifer brings real life events, places and people into her stories and her entry of an infamous serial killer from Victorian times is an amazing story to read. Her research is amazing and I look out for these inclusions in every book!
I love the blend of crime procedural and thriller/paranormal and the modern day storyline was just as gripping as the historical one. I found it very hard to stop reading when it was past my bedtime. I listened to the audio book version and the narrator did an impeccable job. I couldn't get over her accents and male voices and fell in love with Will a little more because of 'his' voice!
The ending was gripping and I loved the blend of humanity that the characters brought. I enjoyed the fact that even trained police officers could be brought down and the fact that they weren't Bruce Willis type characters who should be dead 3 times over from their injuries but are still as strong as a steam train.
All in all, I loved it and cannot wait to read the next in the series!! Thanks so much to Netgalley and HQ Digital for an ARC to listen to. All opinions are my own.