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Living on a farm in rural Wisconsin, Cydelle has always communicated with the ghosts of the animals that visit her home. But you can't have a conversation with a ghost horse. To cure her loneliness, Cydelle goes hunting for a human ghost to talk to.
34 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 30, 2013
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Gwen Tolios
17 books27 followersAn ace writer from Chicago, Gwen is slowly working on getting her cat Shady to love her. From selkies to hockey goalies, she aims to write characters we can all connect to.
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February 18, 2016
3.5 stars
I really enjoyed the plot of this story. A young girl can see ghosts of animals and wonders if there are human ghosts. She goes to find out and things do not go as planned. I thought the ghosts and how they appeared and disappeared was interesting and the reasons for why the existed. What I would have liked was a little background into why Clydelle and her mother and brother could see ghosts. The ending was also abrupt. I'm not entirely sure what happened. I have an idea, but it was so vague that I wasn't 100%.
It was a unique tale about ghosts and there were a few times I was definitely creeped out.
I really enjoyed the plot of this story. A young girl can see ghosts of animals and wonders if there are human ghosts. She goes to find out and things do not go as planned. I thought the ghosts and how they appeared and disappeared was interesting and the reasons for why the existed. What I would have liked was a little background into why Clydelle and her mother and brother could see ghosts. The ending was also abrupt. I'm not entirely sure what happened. I have an idea, but it was so vague that I wasn't 100%.
It was a unique tale about ghosts and there were a few times I was definitely creeped out.
April 13, 2017
A young girl, her mother and brother can see the ghosts of animals that linger around her parents' farm, but the girl wants to see a human ghost. As I read this story, I couldn't work out where the author was taking me. But she has created a story that made me shiver as I read on towards the end. During one part in the middle, I could really feel the emotions and the blackness that the character was experiencing. This is a chilling story, twisting a traditional ghost story into something a little bit different.
March 26, 2016
A fascinating short story and precursor to other tales.
I enjoyed this piece--very vivid setting, solid characters, an interesting premise and conflict. I know the purpose is to leave the reader hungry for more, and I certainly felt enough of a connection with the story world to wish for more. A recommended read if you only have a few snippets of time.
Content Warning: Completely clean. Ghost activity, but not the scary kind.
I enjoyed this piece--very vivid setting, solid characters, an interesting premise and conflict. I know the purpose is to leave the reader hungry for more, and I certainly felt enough of a connection with the story world to wish for more. A recommended read if you only have a few snippets of time.
Content Warning: Completely clean. Ghost activity, but not the scary kind.
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