Eadie B. (eadieburke) - , reviewed on 3/21/2019 + 1639 more book reviews

Helen and Nate acquired 44 acres in rural Vermont and decide to build a home of their dreams. They soon find out that the land was owned by Hattie Breckenridge who was hung as witch in the early 1900's. Their dream house is now a ghost house and the past is not resting well. The story starts out a slowly and picks up in the 2nd half with a very surprising conclusion. Olive is a local teenager whose mother has disappeared. She is also helping them to build the house. The book is well written, very atmospheric and chilling but not creepily overdone. There are several points of view as the past and present come together in the end. The themes in the novel are witches, ghosts, spirits, curses and treasure near the bog. I have read all of McMahon's books and have enjoyed them all. I would highly recommend this one to those who love paranormal ghost stories. I would like to thank Doubleday and NetGalley for a free copy for an honest review. This book is also called The Invited.

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