Nancy A. (Chocoholic) reviewed on 5/1/2010 + 291 more book reviews

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This book is quite literally a jewel in the rough. It is rough because it is poorly edited and some words were cut out, including more than a few endings of sentences and the ever popular mis-spelled words. Also, certain paragraphs, phrases, or segments are badly worded and awkward. There are plot holes large enough to drive a semi-truck through. This book compares itself to "The Amityville Horror", which it is not. I suspect that this book was rushed to publication in the aftermath of the Amityville Horror movie release, because it is so badly edited. If it were a house it would be called a "fixer-upper". It is a jewel because there is a good story underneath all of the writing problems. The story itself is about a family of five that move into a mansion on a hill, without realizing that the house is haunted by a lovesick ghost. The story itself is a good one and was actually frightening to me to read. It also leaves the door wide open for sequels, which I believe have already been published.

If you can overlook the writing flaws, and enjoy a good scary book, this is for you!

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