Do you enjoy reading about hauntings? I sure do. Have a huge stack of books to share in October.
I was thrilled to receive this ARC of The Siren And The Specter by Jonathan Janz provided by Flame Tree Press. A beautiful book with thick pages and a spectacular cover.
The Siren And The Specter
by Jonathan Janz
Genre: Horror
My Review
I can’t resist a haunted house tale and this had all of the ingredients required to keep me glued to the story. There was the curiosity. The kind that killed the cat. There was the atmosphere heavy with dread. And multiple cases of mysterious activities.
And I love a skeptic. David Caine is the perfect example. He refuses to believe what is happening right before his eyes. Reminds me of the movie, Room 1408. The main character, played by John Cusack, cannot allow himself to believe something is really happening and suffers for it. Big time.
The author fleshes out his characters, starts the build up of suspense through some serious hair raising atmosphere, and then lets the spook out. And he provides more than one haunting. What’s in the house is big and bad. What haunts the grounds is just as deadly. Some serious twists and ulterior motives going on too. Never a dull moment with this one.
Did I enjoy this book. Oh, yeah! Would I recommend it? Very much!
Thanks so much to Flame Tree Press and Author Jonathan Janz for this thrilling book.
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Synopsis
When David Caine, a celebrated skeptic of the supernatural, is invited by an old friend to spend a month in “the most haunted house in Virginia,” he believes the case will be like any other. But the Alexander House is different. Built by a 1700s land baron to contain the madness and depravity of his eldest son, the house is plagued by shadows of the past and the lingering taint of bloodshed. David is haunted, as well. For twenty-two years ago, he turned away the woman he loved, and she took her life in sorrow. And David suspects she’s followed him to the Alexander House. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
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Looks like one for me! I’ve seen this somewhere else too, so I’m keen to investigate 😱
I’ve been wanting to read more from this author. And I do love a haunted house tale.
I certainly prefer gory horror to hauntings but this was certainly right up your alley! Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the gory horror too. This didn’t have much of that but it had it’s moments. I’ve enjoyed some of his other books too.
I am currently reading this one and liking it so far! 🙂
I notice you have also been reading some books from Flame Tree Press. They sure have a great list of authors!
Hanuted tales are SO NOT for me!!! I am too chicken and would check under the bed, in the closet, behind the shower curtains …. LOL
I love them even though they give me the willies. LOL