Published by Bookouture Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Another hauntingly good book by Dawn Merriman! I found The Whisper House: A totally addictive paranormal mystery with a twist to be gripping, captivating, thrilling, and hard to put down. This book was pure ghost bliss for me. This is the riveting, fun, and spooky third book in the Rylan Flynn series.
Rylan has a unique gift; she can see and speak with ghosts. She goes to where there are ghosts to investigate what is keeping them from passing on and why they haunt the living. In this book, Rylan’s ex-boyfriend, Declan believes that his home is haunted. While at his home investigating, Rylan and her best friend, Mickey, find a dying woman on the grounds of Declan’s home. Who hurt her and why? The only witness appears to be a ghost inside the home.
As Rylan attempts to solve the paranormal mystery, the stakes become even higher when Mickey is taken. My mind was full of questions while reading this book. In addition to wondering who killed the woman, I wondered why Mickey was take, by whom, and where is she being held?
I love the paranormal aspect of this series. Dawn Merriman has expertly blended the paranormal aspects and the mystery beautifully together. Like the first two books in the series (The Spirit Girls and The Shadow Girls), this book was well written, well thought out, and hard to put down. I loved the sense of dread and the atmospheric feel of Declan’s mansion. I also enjoyed the tension which oozed throughout the book as well as the mounting sense of dread and danger.
I enjoy Rylan and her dedication to her friend, Mickey. I also enjoyed Detective Ford Pierce’s scenes as well. Rylan and Ford have interesting interactions and I look forward to reading more about each in future books. The characters in this book are likeable and I rooted for them the entire book. I did not see the ending coming at all. I like it when that happens. The wool was pulled over my eyes.
Gripping, entertaining, fast paced, full of dread, danger, and tension.
Could this book be read as a stand-along? Yes, but as it is only the third book in the series, one could easily go back and read the first two books in the series which I thought were terrific.
Thank you to Second Sky Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.