This was a creepy story!



A small backstory:

Jess is still trying to get over things that happened to her at the Dover house when she was young which also involved her uncle dying, so Jess along with her boyfriend, Tyler and a couple more friends decide to go back to the abandoned house when they learn a blood moon will be appearing so that Jess can face her fears.

As soon as they arrive and get settled things start happening within the house. Jess finds an occult room and learns that her uncle was trying to summon the dead as the history of the house that included the Dover family had murders in the past. Tyler is a big skeptic and doesn't believe in ghosts, but when the friends experience a cold draft in the hallway is when things start heating up and Tyler becomes a believer quickly. The friends start hearing moans, chains rattling, footsteps, and creaking floorboards which makes them wonder what really happened in this house, but that is the least of their worries as when the house wakes up it decides that it doesn't want them to leave!

Thoughts:

This book started out a little slow with the world building, but then when the character Jess and her friends arrive at the house is when the book goes into full blown creep mode. I was into about 25% with not much happening, but then it escalated when the characters started experiencing activity in the house. Also there was a twist near the end of the book that I didn't see coming which really drove the story into overdrive mode!

This is about my fourth or fifth book by this author and I am always drawn to the writing style as everything is smooth and easy to read. The haunting atmosphere of his stories always seem to capture my attention and ends up taking me deep into the haunting of his mind. Giving this book four "spook" stars!
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