Published by Crooked Lane Books, Dreamscape Media Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
Ashley Whitelam saw strange things as a child, things that no one else could see. Things she called the ‘Heedful Ones’. As an adult, she works as a psychic. When children begin being murdered in horrific ways, she offers her services in exchange for free publicity. Soon the ‘Heedful Ones’ are back and Ashley finds the body of the last missing child.
The press goes into a feeding frenzy as the police look at her with suspicion in their eyes. She teams up with Freddie Miller, a podcaster covering the crimes. Is this place/town haunted? Is Ashley haunted as well?
I did enjoy the eerie and creepy vibe in this book. I couldn’t help but visualize the ‘Heedful Ones’ as looking like dementors (from Harry Potter). I like the spooky feel that they provided to the book. I also enjoyed the look at psychics and how they operate. Plus, the setting provided an atmospheric read.
I had both the e-book and audiobook versions on The Hungry Dark and thought the narrator of the audiobook did a good job. Having said that, this book felt unnecessarily long and slow at times. I found my attention wavering and myself turning to other books.
Others have enjoyed this book more than I did, so please read their reviews as well to determine if this is the right book for you.
Thank you to Crooked Lane Books, Dreamscape Media, 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.