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The review backlog continues. The Echoes pulled at my heartstrings but didn‘t destroy me like I was prepared for..after reading reviews (and the blurb!) I was hesitant to pick it up for fear of being too sad, but I found plenty of moments of levity here. 3 timelines, 2 settings: different perspectives and locations. Max is still lingering after his death, watching Hannah in the London apartment they shared. Hannah remembers her past in Australia.

I picked this up in the library and it is an excellently scary set of tales based in a haunted hotel on the fens. The underlying them is treatment of women over the years from the opening images of a woman blamed by villagers for children's deaths by plague, to hotel staff being mauled by lascivious men. The reading was enhanced by my then listening to the BBC series which came first + led to the book. Definitely worth reading and enjoyably creepy

A sweet ghost-human love story with character growth, loss, a snarky reaper, and new adventures on the horizon. I enjoyed it and the feeling of abundant life in the midst of so much death.

4.5 ⭐This book is adorable. It‘s about a ghost who instead of being a sheet is a quilt. It makes him move slower, makes them heavier, but it also makes them much cozier to the little girl that picks them up. There‘s another book in this series and I‘m looking forward to it. And the artwork while not completely black and white uses color sparingly so that way our quilt stands out. This book was a top read from first page to last.

Picked this up at my local library the other day. Was looking for a nice easy read and decided “why not, this looks enjoyable”. I was not wrong. So far, loving the character development and the story pacing is spot on. Fairly fast read as I am 3/4 of the way done and only have been reading about 5 hours. Think I‘ll have to continue this series

A work of modern gothic. Harwood keeps readers engaged with a tale spawning from the narrators‘ experience; the additions of intertwining ‘lost‘ stories written prophetically years before. It has all elements that keep readers guessing, doubting, and enchanted. Supernatural or madness? Research or recluse? Cannot say more good things-just reading it is an experience!

I felt like I read a lot in February but with all these down arrows looking at me I guess I didn‘t. 😅
Good month of reading anyway.

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This was a unique ghost story about a haunted street named after the first residents, Talitha Velkwood and her family.
One night, the whole neighborhood just vanished. The only survivors were three of the girls who were away at college. Now, a research group and Talitha are going back 👻
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College student jillian arrives at a seaside village to collect her ghost hunting uncle's belongings after he falls from a cliff to his death but finds herself doing some ghost hunting of her own with the help of a Scotland yard detective.

Set in 1920's England, a ghost with an intriguing backstory, mystery, light on the romance and dark, stormy ambiance of the fishing village all ties together for a perfect ⭐⭐⭐⭐ gothic read

I just read the second book and it is amazing. I love the main characters energy and the plot. 10/10 recommend!!