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The Haunting of Beatrix Greene Episode 1 by Rachel Hawkins, Ash Parsons, Vicky Alvear Schecter
3.0
My Rating- 3 Haunting Stars
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.
Growing up, James had enough nightmares for a lifetime about the Ashbury Manor. His mom and brother haunt him all the time in his dreams. His mother had killed her brother and herself when he was young. He wants to seek answers from the past and so seeks Beatrix's help.
Ashbury Manor is haunted for centuries. No one lives in it, and the fanfare for the place is humongous. So when James Walker discovers that Beatrice is one of the best mediums of his time, he tries to convince her to perform a séance in that place. Little does he know that Beatrice is a fake medium, and she has no clue about what awaits one in the afterlife. She predicted everything based on her intuition. So, after accepting Mr. Walker's invitation to Ashbury Manor, she has nothing to worry about ghosts since she has no way to contact them. No matter how fake her talent is-- to speak to the spirits--she is visited by a ghost Mr. Roger Latham, warning her to not go to the manor.
She dismisses this intrusion and goes ahead with her plans. Once when she arrives with the team-- which includes a photographer, Walker's friend Stanhope, and her friend Harry--to perform the séance; she can feel a foreboding doom awaiting them once they enter the manor.
She pretends to be the medium and contacts Walker's mother; she is shocked to find that she can reach the deceased person and that she is an actual medium. What she and the others unravel in the manor is a history filled with blood and darkness.
Will they come out of this manor unscathed by the ghosts that have haunted it for centuries?
I was quite excited to read this story. This book was written like a script for a TV show. Even though the title mentions Episode 1, it is a complete story that entails 9 episodes. I didn't know if it is going to be a reality show, but I would love to see it adopted on-screen.
When I saw that Mr. Doyle was a character in the book, I was curious to read the story since a famous author is actively present as a character. However, I was disappointed that he appears briefly in the book and doesn't have much role to play in it.
The story was easy to grasp, and you are taken back to the Victorian Era. Once you start reading, you keep wondering what the shadows of the manor behold. I was on edge all the time and was praying that nothing horrifying to take place. The book was actually not that scary, but there were chapters where you are holding your breath just like the characters.
Overall, this book is a perfect Halloween read. The darker themes and the Gothic tinge to the book are enough to keep the pages turning. If you are craving to read a historical-horror-fiction, then I can't recommend this book enough.
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I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.
Growing up, James had enough nightmares for a lifetime about the Ashbury Manor. His mom and brother haunt him all the time in his dreams. His mother had killed her brother and herself when he was young. He wants to seek answers from the past and so seeks Beatrix's help.
Ashbury Manor is haunted for centuries. No one lives in it, and the fanfare for the place is humongous. So when James Walker discovers that Beatrice is one of the best mediums of his time, he tries to convince her to perform a séance in that place. Little does he know that Beatrice is a fake medium, and she has no clue about what awaits one in the afterlife. She predicted everything based on her intuition. So, after accepting Mr. Walker's invitation to Ashbury Manor, she has nothing to worry about ghosts since she has no way to contact them. No matter how fake her talent is-- to speak to the spirits--she is visited by a ghost Mr. Roger Latham, warning her to not go to the manor.
She dismisses this intrusion and goes ahead with her plans. Once when she arrives with the team-- which includes a photographer, Walker's friend Stanhope, and her friend Harry--to perform the séance; she can feel a foreboding doom awaiting them once they enter the manor.
She pretends to be the medium and contacts Walker's mother; she is shocked to find that she can reach the deceased person and that she is an actual medium. What she and the others unravel in the manor is a history filled with blood and darkness.
Will they come out of this manor unscathed by the ghosts that have haunted it for centuries?
I was quite excited to read this story. This book was written like a script for a TV show. Even though the title mentions Episode 1, it is a complete story that entails 9 episodes. I didn't know if it is going to be a reality show, but I would love to see it adopted on-screen.
When I saw that Mr. Doyle was a character in the book, I was curious to read the story since a famous author is actively present as a character. However, I was disappointed that he appears briefly in the book and doesn't have much role to play in it.
The story was easy to grasp, and you are taken back to the Victorian Era. Once you start reading, you keep wondering what the shadows of the manor behold. I was on edge all the time and was praying that nothing horrifying to take place. The book was actually not that scary, but there were chapters where you are holding your breath just like the characters.
Overall, this book is a perfect Halloween read. The darker themes and the Gothic tinge to the book are enough to keep the pages turning. If you are craving to read a historical-horror-fiction, then I can't recommend this book enough.
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