Series: Berkley Street #1
Published by Scare Street on April 22, 2016
Format: Audiobook
Source: Bought
Pages: 213
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Shane Ryan returns to Nashua and the childhood memories that drove him to join the Marines. After a prolonged legal battle with his aunt and uncle, Shane has possession of the family home where his parents disappeared over 20 years ago. The house, a monstrous castle filled with ghosts and secrets, is more alive than its inhabitants.
When his aunt and uncle come to town, then vanish, Shane's life takes a turn for the worse. Detective Marie Lafontaine immediately labels Shane as the prime suspect. And in a race against time, Shane desperately searches for clues about his parents.
But there's something lurking beyond the walls and beneath the surface. Something sinister that has haunted him ever since he saw its face in the pond behind the house. And it isn’t happy that Shane is back.
It isn’t happy at all.
First book of the month, and well, it didn’t start with a bang. I had high hopes for this book, but sadly it didn’t live up to the expectation I had hope. The narrative was fantastic and I could listen to him all the time. I was just a bit disappointed as this book just did not scare me. I didn’t get a shiver….nothing.
There was too much that I have no answers for, I mean Shane’s aunt and uncle are missing and the police think they were murdered by Shane and in his house, but yet one of the detectives stops investigating to just join him in his haunted house, and it’s not spoke of again. We have a few open-ended storylines here, so I am not sure if these are covered in the next books. To be honest, I am not sure if I will carry on the series. I did love Carl, who seemed a gentle soul, however, his malevolent behaviour at the beginning of the book just didn’t fit with the character we came to know during the story.
When we find out who is the pond, I feel like I missed something, something is scratching my brain about how I should be surprised by this but I think, due to the fact I was listening to this book I may / may not switch off, I missed the relevance – which is annoying me! But I know that the name of the girl in the pond, well we kinda knew it already so maybe I have missed something. Urgh
It wasn’t all bad, I was expecting more and wanted more. I wanted to be petrified but I got nothing. If I don’t think of a book to scare me, it was enjoyable as we travelled with Shane on his journey to find his parents, who went missing some years ago.
I’m glad I gave this a go, I am just unsure if I will carry on the series.
Until the next time xxx
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