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A review by brennanlafaro
An Invitation to Darkness by Hailey Piper
4.0
Possession, slashers, gothic evil house terror. Is there anything that Hailey Piper doesn’t do well? The correct answer is no.
An Invitation to Darkness picks up with (former) Captain Jamie Thames discovering that an abandoned manor isn’t so abandoned, and falling head over heels for the occupant, Elizabeth Leavenworth. Elizabeth’s father also lives in the house, and it gets a little bit complicated from there.
The story starts written in an old-fashioned gothic style. The time fits the story nicely and showcases Piper’s ability to immerse herself in the writing, bending the narrative to her will.
The tone is consistent, but the subject matter gets weird and truly terrifying. Piper perpetually shows, and not just in this story, that she doesn’t shy away from showing the gore when it counts.
At its heart, this a story about a woman who will go to extreme lengths for the love of her life. We’ve read that story before, but not quite like this.
An Invitation to Darkness picks up with (former) Captain Jamie Thames discovering that an abandoned manor isn’t so abandoned, and falling head over heels for the occupant, Elizabeth Leavenworth. Elizabeth’s father also lives in the house, and it gets a little bit complicated from there.
The story starts written in an old-fashioned gothic style. The time fits the story nicely and showcases Piper’s ability to immerse herself in the writing, bending the narrative to her will.
The tone is consistent, but the subject matter gets weird and truly terrifying. Piper perpetually shows, and not just in this story, that she doesn’t shy away from showing the gore when it counts.
At its heart, this a story about a woman who will go to extreme lengths for the love of her life. We’ve read that story before, but not quite like this.