athenaria 's review for:

The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen by Katherine Howe

4.0

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This was a fantastically haunting read, something I've always loved, yet this one just somehow intrigued me the most. Told from two different points of view, Wes, a film student in New York for the summer, as well as Annie, the ghost who appears and completely changes Wes's life.

I really enjoyed the overall mystery and suspense the book held, yet it was a bit slow at the beginning, and took me awhile to actually get into it, yet when the two characters met, I couldn't put the book down. The rest of the book was paced nicely and I ended up nearly reading the book in one sitting, yet I fell asleep and actually woke up early to finish the rest. I loved how the two storylines intertwined together, something I wasn't sure would end up well, yet it was absolutely beautiful. The characters seemed very real to me and that's always a nice touch.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a nice ghost story, it wasn't incredibly haunting, yet somehow remained suspenseful. So yes, overall, I did enjoy this book and I hope you'll give it a shot if you're into this type of book!