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I love a good ghost story, and this one checked all the boxes. Big house with a dark past, check. Initial uncertainty that what they‘re seeing is really there, check. Bodies buried nearby, check. Cataclysmic storms, check. Escalating danger, check. Add in good character development, and a tight plot, and we have a winner! A team of four are sent to salvage the treasures from Withrow House, but the house, and it‘s ghosts, don‘t want them there.

“YEAH, SEND HER on back. She has an appointment.”

Not a super exciting opener for #firstlinefridays , but I'm still looking forward to digging into this haunted house story. I loved this author's YA haunted house book, The Agony House, so I have high hopes for her Adult take on the genre.

Fun coincidence... I just happened to start this book today, on the 15th of October, and right here on the second page, she says she wants the house demolished by October 15th. Feels serendipitous, and since it's a haunted house book, even a little spooky 🎃👻

Typical haunted house story. I enjoyed the characters and actually hoped there would be some romance between two of them (the two who aren‘t related!). Sadly, that didn‘t happen. The story was still good, but I think a little hint of romance would have helped character development and better explained the anger of the most threatening ghost.

The heart wants what the heart wants. Since it's Halloween week, the heart wants creepy. I don't know why I don't read many haunted house tales, but this one was a Book Riot Deal of the Day the other day, so I pressed the buy button. This one has a nice, creepy vibe. It also has a strong female lead with a sense of humor. There isn't really much original here, but I still liked it quite a bit, and I'm glad I picked it.

Looking for a ghostly read during the spooky season? You should definitely read this book! It is about a haunted house that is chalked full of ghosts. Once you start reading, you won't be able put it down.

#arrcreads #spookyreads #ghostlyreads

I didn't totally love this one (didn't get into the characters enough), but it had a premise that sucked me in, and an ending that bumped up my opinion.

This surprised me. Again not as creepy as I was hoping for, but there was something very compelling about the haunting, the mystery behind it and how the house and the other characters interacted with each other. Easy to read there were a few slow points but I was too invested to care much. Wasn‘t the biggest fan of the ending mostly because I was hoping for more but it suited the story. Could definitely see this as a film. #wintergames #SlayBells

Well....I was going to read my book. But it seems a Daisy has fallen asleep on top of it. She‘s just too cute to wake up. So I shall be putting this one on hold until she decides to relinquish it 🤣 #wintergames #SlayBells @MidnightBookGirl @Clwojick @StayCurious

Picking up this for my next read as I watch White Christmas. I‘ve read one book in the past by Cherie Priest that I wasn‘t the biggest fan of but I‘m determined to give her another shot. Will I actually start this tonight? Maybe. Will I get sucked into White Christmas even though I‘ve seen it hundreds of times before? Most definitely 😅 #wintergames #SlayBells @MidnightBookGirl @Clwojick @StayCurious

My favorite part about this book was the fierce protagonist. Her ability to maintain a steady head in the middle of fear is empowering, and lifts the terror a little higher. Yes!

A good old-fashioned ghost story. The creepiness made up for the annoying main character and her constant bickering with everyone.

#TeamSlaughter #ScaryScavengerHunt book that scares me

Got my blanket and my book. Let Saturday night begin.

#FallIsBooked

My next read for the #scarathlon and today‘s entry for the #ChillingPhotoChallenge prompt graveyard. #TeamSlaughter

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If anyone is looking out for spooky October reads, Cherie Priest's book about a creepy haunted house, The Family Plot, is currently on sale for 2.99 on Kindle and Nook! I read it a couple of years back and enjoyed it 👻 #ebookdeals

Sick days call for scary stories in bed.

I'm in Chattanooga for training and checked out a book set here to read at night. I started it after I checked in to my hotel and in the second chapter the characters took the same exit as me! Check out my reading corner.

American Pickers meets a haunted house story! What a unique way to tell a ghost story! A group of salvagers begins to break down an old estate in Chattanooga, TN when they begin experiencing strange things. Creepy, southern gothic ghost story.

Thank you so much @swishandflick for the books and gifts! I can‘t wait to start reading! #halloweengoespostal

A fantastic #👻 story. Of course anything by Cherie Priest is fantastic. #uncannyOctober @RealLifeReading

Reminiscent of The Haunting of Hill House and Insidious, this novel features a tough, slightly damaged heroine who didn't make me eyeball roll once; serious place as character; and creepiness in spades.

Dahlia is tasked with tearing apart an old estate in a matter of days, a job which requires her and her small crew to sleep in the house while they work at all hours to salvage what is can be resold.

The house has other ideas, obviously.

😳The ending.. I gasped out loud. And sat briefly in shock turning to a need for more book. She can't leave it at that! But she did.

Now to update my Goodreads Challenge... I've been slacker with my updates!

#Recommend #BookPile #BookStack #StillShakingMyHead

👯I appreciate when Past Me looks out for Future Me. Past Me took the liberty of ordering this book from the library on the notion I'd enjoy Cherie Priest. When Future Me picked it up with no recollection of ordering it; I was quite grateful!

☠️Ghosts, architectural salvage, mystery. Yes. My kind of book.

#CheriePriest #CurrentlyReading #GhostStory #Mystery

And because I can't help myself I bought these three books this week! Now I just have to find the time to read them all 😉!

Something to keep me busy on my flight to a girls' weekend in Gruene TX!

I ended up feeling that this was... Fairly typical? It's a fun enough ghost story, but not that original or creepy.

Finally getting round to this. Steve-bear suited up to protect me if I get scared.

Slightly creepy (yay!) with a setting that interests me big time (yay!), but slightly one dimensional characters & convos (boo). Overall worthwhile & quick. 👍
Dahlia's family business is in salvaging old homes, and when the business is about to go under, they get an offer they can't refuse with the Winthrow estate. But as things start going wrong and they find themselves not alone in the house, Dahlia wonders if it's worth it at all.

What do you do when it's demo day for your kitchen reno and they shut off the power and water? Head to a friends house so you can read together ❤

I'm behind already 🙄
The first year after leaving my ex, I made a vow I would read 35 books (that's huge compared to the big fat 0 he let me read when we were together). I don't think I reached it that year, but I've been slowly increasing each year since. I read the most ever in 2016, with a goal of 70 and getting to 85 instead. Maybe this will be the year I break 100?!

Okay, let's try this again. Only a few pages in and it already reads better than the one I attempted this morning.
I've taken down all Christmas decor, packed the kitchen to prep for tomorrows demo, and prepped some quick heat meals that will be easy to make with no kitchen at all. I hope. Maybe I should take a "before" pic of my sad, old, falling-apart kitchen.
If you could renovate one room in your house, which would it be?

This was my last physical book stacked! This is my "priority TBR" pile - it usually consists of library books and book club books, and it's not to be confused with my other TBR stacks. It's smaller than it usually is right now, so I might actually be able to put a good dent in my other TBR piles in January! #lastbookstacked #lastbooksstacked #seasonsreadings2016

***This book was reviewed for the San Francisco/ Seattle Book Reviews***

Lost myself here. That fuzzy moment of transitioning from one vivid world to another. Archaeologist at heart, loved the descriptions of the things found, especially the hearse carriage, and all the stained glass pieces. I loved the slow unraveling of the history of the house/ Withrow family. No wonder there were ghosts, with a past like that.

🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻 Highly recommended

#SeasonsReadings2016
Day 10: should be a movie
@RealLifeReading

"Second, we quit pretending this house isn't haunted as fuck"

I have loved Cherie Priest since her Eden Moore books and I have loved haunted house stories as long as I can remember. Put them together and you have something that would keep most people up at night (I am not most people--I fall asleep to The Exorcist and don't have nightmares.) But this book is good and creepy, atmospheric, and has some great ghosts and a fantastic old house.

Yay! I've finally finished this one! Took me ages as I've been in a bit of a slump. This is a story of a haunted house, so I was expecting lots of scares. To be honest I didn't find it all that frightening until the last 60 pages or so. Oh well. Onto the next.

Not sure yet whether I'm gonna enjoy this one or not...

Usually Samson likes to cuddle while I'm reading, but he's out like a light tonight!

Finally finished this and boy was it creepy in the best possible way! Expertly written haunted house story that's eerie as hell. Definitely read with lots of lights on 👻😱

Side note: While it's certainly spooky, it never reaches gory. So I appreciated that. Being a 🐔💩 and all.

Suuuuuuuuuuper fun. An old school haunted house story reminiscent of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE and INSIDIOUS. Heroine fierce without being cheesy. Secondary characters thin but that didn't bother me as atmosphere of story the star.

Great book so far but I'm a 🐔💩 so it's taking me a while to get through it 😂

"Chuck's eyes were full of rust lust and dollar signs."

I know I posted this book/photo not long ago since I just read it last week, but I've returned it to the library so can't get a new photo, lol. This was by far my favorite #ScaryRead of this year! I definitely should NOT have binge read it in one sitting just before bedtime, though. 😅

#AllHallowsRead @Litsy

Happy Halloween Litsy fam! Working from home today and rocking some festive leggings while reading a spooky book in my spare time. 👻🎃🙀

Started this today. Love the set-up, and can imagine what the film version would be like.

I'm a chicken. So I'm starting this in the most populated place I could find; Times Square.

(Ha! Jk... Sort of. Really I'm killing time before a Broadway matinee. Still a chicken though, scary books are not generally what I would consider "my thing" ?)