brittbat 's review for:

Craven Manor by Darcy Coates

4.0

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Yep, Darcy Coates is definitely my new go-to comfort author. Much of how I felt about Dead Lake also applies to Craven Manor: some elements felt a little wonky, but the atmosphere made up for it. Her books kind of feel like Goosebumps for grown-ups, and the gentleness of the writing (very little to no strong language or sex; some violence) make her ideal for Halloweenies, horror newbies, or younger horror fans transitioning from YA to adult books (who don’t want to toss themselves into a sea of gore and weird sex like I did as a youth). She’s a good author for me to keep in my pocket as a librarian who ends up being the spooky book expert everywhere I work.

I also unabashedly love/am amused by Bran’s tumblr sexyman traits and feel like the book’s ending is begging for me to write fanfic about him and Daniel.