Ok… so the girl at the bookstore recommended this to me as a great horror story. This is not, IMHO, a horror story. It is a ghost story. Overall it was an interesting story but a little heavy on the background and light on the graphic details for my taste. It’s in the style of a southern gothic, which is not usually my thing but well written if you like that type of story. If I had to compare this to anything else I’ve read it would have to be to something by Anne Rice minus the gore. It took me a bit longer than the usual to get through 400 pages but only because I was having a hard time really sinking my teeth into it. The characters are fairly well-developed but I felt a bit of a let down at the end… kind of left hanging. If you like ghost stories give it a try. If you want something that cuts to the chase and keeps the blood coming ever other page you’ll probably want to pass this one over.
Candles Burning by Tabitha King and Michael McDowell
Ok… so the girl at the bookstore recommended this to me as a great horror story. This is not, IMHO, a horror story. It is a ghost story. Overall it was an interesting story but a little heavy on the background and light on the graphic details for my taste. It’s in the style of a southern…
