Published by S&S/Saga Press Genres: Fiction, Gothic, Horror, LGBT, Mystery, Paranormal, Supernatural
Format: eBook
Who says you can never go home again??????
Eerie, dark, chilling, bizarre, captivating, and hard to put down! This book was equal parts interesting, creepy, and ghostly. I loved the uniqueness of this book. While reading, I thought this book would have made a great Twilight Zone episode. Three friends survived the night that everyone else on their street turned into ghosts. How cool and enticing does that sound? That caught my attention right there!
Talitha Velkwood has been haunted by her past. She was one of the three friends who walked away while her mother and eight-year-old sister couldn’t do so. When she is approached twenty years after that night that she and her friends Brett, and Grace walked away; by a researcher, Tabitha decides that it is finally time to get answers.
I enjoyed the eerie feel of this book. I kept wondering what the outside world must have thought when this street disappeared so to speak. I loved how this book oozed atmosphere. Velkwood had so many elements that I enjoy: mystery, horror (this is horrific not gory or bloody), friendship, longing, a love story, family dynamics, and the feeling of being trapped. Tabitha is an interesting character who is haunted by the past, haunted by a promise she made, haunted by her feelings, and haunted by the street itself. One thing that I wanted more of was the character of Enid who I found to be intriguing.
TW: This book does explore issues such as trauma, guilt, and the effects of abuse/sexual abuse, to name a few.
Captivating, chilling, eerie and dark.
