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A review by alyxandriaang
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie, Alyssa Sheinmel
5.0
ONE SITTING GUYS! One goddamn sitting, I finished this book in one sitting even though I had tons of schoolwork and tests coming up!
Sorry for the slight exaggeration there, but I had just finished the book and I was freaking out so hard! This book was amazing and that's probably because I love scary movies and watching horror flicks. Want your socks to be knocked off? READ THIS BOOK.
Likes
- Very different from the Webseries ~ The book is based off of a Youtube webseries, one that I actually had watched before I read the book. It's amazing how the author used the same concepts as the webseries, but used an entirely different plot and story. I love how it was truly just 'based' off it and not 'copied'.
- Creating a scary story without being too cheesy ~ Rarely do I ever read scary ghost books that aren't cliche and cheesy af, as in they have ghosts in blankets and the mainstream moving of shadows in the dark. This book brings the theory of elemental demons, demons that can control different elements and also the ying and the yang, or the good and the evil spirits.
- Good balance of creepy and not creepy ~ If a book is just throwing scary stuff at you, it's definitely not one worth reading. I liked how there was a background and story behind the hauntings and an actually explanation as to why the ghost lingered, which is more than I can say for most books.
- A gripping chiller that will leave you in awe ~ It's really difficult for me to get gripped onto a good and creepy read because I'm just the kind of person who watches scary movies for a living. And so I feel bad for the authors that write scary books and I read them because I have such high expectations. It was surprisingly a very spine-chilling novel that kept me on the edge of my seat, so job well done!
- Unpredictable ~ I'm usually able to predict the ending of most books but I was completely in awe by the end of this one.
Dislikes
- The ghosts were too nice ~ I have this weird feeling that the ghosts were way too nice in the book. Well there are some exceptions but the main ghost haunting the house was just a little girl, and she was kind of helpless and like sweet in a way. It kind of threw me off since the title is The HAUNTING of Sunshine Girl. I honestly don't know why I'm complaining about this.
- Not for everyone ~ It's a scary book, guys. No exaggeration there and if you don't like sitting down to watch a scary movie or the SyFy TV network then I don't know how you'll handle some of the things that go on in the book. But try it anyways because the writing style is amazing.
Overall it's a fantastic read that will definitely not make you bored. It will scare you, haunt you, and even make you root for the ghosts! A perfect haunting thriller (just what I needed). For fans of Mary Downing Hahn or perhaps Stephen King. If you watch shows about ghosts and hauntings, the book is great. Although the book did run into some snags here and there, you'll want to get it the next time you visit your local bookstore.
Sorry for the slight exaggeration there, but I had just finished the book and I was freaking out so hard! This book was amazing and that's probably because I love scary movies and watching horror flicks. Want your socks to be knocked off? READ THIS BOOK.
Likes
- Very different from the Webseries ~ The book is based off of a Youtube webseries, one that I actually had watched before I read the book. It's amazing how the author used the same concepts as the webseries, but used an entirely different plot and story. I love how it was truly just 'based' off it and not 'copied'.
- Creating a scary story without being too cheesy ~ Rarely do I ever read scary ghost books that aren't cliche and cheesy af, as in they have ghosts in blankets and the mainstream moving of shadows in the dark. This book brings the theory of elemental demons, demons that can control different elements and also the ying and the yang, or the good and the evil spirits.
- Good balance of creepy and not creepy ~ If a book is just throwing scary stuff at you, it's definitely not one worth reading. I liked how there was a background and story behind the hauntings and an actually explanation as to why the ghost lingered, which is more than I can say for most books.
- A gripping chiller that will leave you in awe ~ It's really difficult for me to get gripped onto a good and creepy read because I'm just the kind of person who watches scary movies for a living. And so I feel bad for the authors that write scary books and I read them because I have such high expectations. It was surprisingly a very spine-chilling novel that kept me on the edge of my seat, so job well done!
- Unpredictable ~ I'm usually able to predict the ending of most books but I was completely in awe by the end of this one.
Dislikes
- The ghosts were too nice ~ I have this weird feeling that the ghosts were way too nice in the book. Well there are some exceptions but the main ghost haunting the house was just a little girl, and she was kind of helpless and like sweet in a way. It kind of threw me off since the title is The HAUNTING of Sunshine Girl. I honestly don't know why I'm complaining about this.
- Not for everyone ~ It's a scary book, guys. No exaggeration there and if you don't like sitting down to watch a scary movie or the SyFy TV network then I don't know how you'll handle some of the things that go on in the book. But try it anyways because the writing style is amazing.
Overall it's a fantastic read that will definitely not make you bored. It will scare you, haunt you, and even make you root for the ghosts! A perfect haunting thriller (just what I needed). For fans of Mary Downing Hahn or perhaps Stephen King. If you watch shows about ghosts and hauntings, the book is great. Although the book did run into some snags here and there, you'll want to get it the next time you visit your local bookstore.