A review by bookslucyreads
Whispers in the Dark by Laurel Hightower

4.0

This is a debut novel which mixes horror and thriller into something that worked really well. I liked the writing style and found it easy to follow, one thing I will say is that some of the chapters felt a little long while others were very short which felt strange when reading. The beginning was a little slow and I was waiting for something to happen and it did eventually.

The main character in this book is Sergeant Rose McFarland who is scared from a house fire when she was a child. She is a sniper for a swat team, is divorced and has two kids. I liked her character and I liked how it showed a separated family actually getting on. I enjoyed how she still trusted her ex-husband and how they still worked in a team. The main thing you need to know about Rose is that she can see spirits.

I really enjoyed the paranormal horror elements in the book. I enjoyed the creepy haunted atmosphere that surrounded Rose. I liked how there were suspicious and mysterious things happening. I enjoyed the slow build of a haunting and how it affected the characters in different ways.

Overall this was a sun paranormal read that I would highly recommend if you want a haunting read.