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A review by readingtimeatthezoo
Nightingale House by Steve Frech
4.0
Another read I was drawn to because of the cover. The mesmerisingly eerie haunted house drew me in immediately and I just knew I had to read this one.
Daniel and his wife Nicole fell in love with The Nightingale House in Maine as soon as they set eyes on it and just knew it would make the perfect family home to raise their daughter Caitlyn. Unfortunately before they had the chance to realise their dream Nicole was killed in an horrific car accident, leaving Daniel and Caitlyn to make the move on their own.
Right from the start things don’t feel right. Full of unexplainable noises and “things that go bump in the night”, plus trying to deal with his daughter’s unhealthy infatuation with her new imaginary friend, Daniel starts to feel more and more like he is losing his grip on reality. He becomes desperate to learn what secrets the house is hiding, no matter what it may cost him.
More than just a spooky ghost story, this has a real undertone of grief and loss throughout as we feel Daniel deal with the unimaginable pain of losing his wife and the struggle to now bring up his daughter on his own.
The story is set in the present day through the eyes of Daniel plus journal entries written by a young woman in the early 1900’s. I loved the way the history of the house was interwoven into the story through these journal entries, it added a layer of intrigue for me as I felt everything starting to come together.
This was an enjoyable and quick read where the pages turned easily and although eerie and creepy, it was still quite light and I was definitely able to read this one at night before turning off the lights.
Thank you to NetGalley and HQ Digtital for the opportunity to read this.
Daniel and his wife Nicole fell in love with The Nightingale House in Maine as soon as they set eyes on it and just knew it would make the perfect family home to raise their daughter Caitlyn. Unfortunately before they had the chance to realise their dream Nicole was killed in an horrific car accident, leaving Daniel and Caitlyn to make the move on their own.
Right from the start things don’t feel right. Full of unexplainable noises and “things that go bump in the night”, plus trying to deal with his daughter’s unhealthy infatuation with her new imaginary friend, Daniel starts to feel more and more like he is losing his grip on reality. He becomes desperate to learn what secrets the house is hiding, no matter what it may cost him.
More than just a spooky ghost story, this has a real undertone of grief and loss throughout as we feel Daniel deal with the unimaginable pain of losing his wife and the struggle to now bring up his daughter on his own.
The story is set in the present day through the eyes of Daniel plus journal entries written by a young woman in the early 1900’s. I loved the way the history of the house was interwoven into the story through these journal entries, it added a layer of intrigue for me as I felt everything starting to come together.
This was an enjoyable and quick read where the pages turned easily and although eerie and creepy, it was still quite light and I was definitely able to read this one at night before turning off the lights.
Thank you to NetGalley and HQ Digtital for the opportunity to read this.