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Raven's Rest by Stephen Osborne
3.0
3.5 Stars
The mystery portion of this story was quite well done. The slow unraveling of exactly what happened to the two lost lovers was fascinating to read and carefully drawn out for maximum scare factor. The séances, the corporeal ghostly visits, and even the possession Michael endured all bled together to make for a great creepy ghost story which never failed to make this reader jump just a little bit at each new twist and turn. The author had a definite grasp of just how to play out what would have been a classic campfire ghost story delivered on a dark and dreary night had he left it just in that realm. However, the budding love interest between Trey and Michael is where the story suffered in many ways, and it began with the nagging idea that Trey seemed much younger than his age belied.
Immature is definitely a word I would easily couple with Trey’s personality and rather than make him endearing, as Michael found him to be, it instead made me wonder how someone fresh out of an abusive relationship could find any comfort or strength from someone who obviously appeared to be a bit shiftless and prone to foolish behavior.
Read Sammy's full review at The Novel Approach
The mystery portion of this story was quite well done. The slow unraveling of exactly what happened to the two lost lovers was fascinating to read and carefully drawn out for maximum scare factor. The séances, the corporeal ghostly visits, and even the possession Michael endured all bled together to make for a great creepy ghost story which never failed to make this reader jump just a little bit at each new twist and turn. The author had a definite grasp of just how to play out what would have been a classic campfire ghost story delivered on a dark and dreary night had he left it just in that realm. However, the budding love interest between Trey and Michael is where the story suffered in many ways, and it began with the nagging idea that Trey seemed much younger than his age belied.
Immature is definitely a word I would easily couple with Trey’s personality and rather than make him endearing, as Michael found him to be, it instead made me wonder how someone fresh out of an abusive relationship could find any comfort or strength from someone who obviously appeared to be a bit shiftless and prone to foolish behavior.
Read Sammy's full review at The Novel Approach