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Lamplight
Why be afraid of the Dark?
Amy and her friends don't know what to make of the weird anonymous messages they keep getting, but that's nothing compared to the fireworks when Jack's beautiful sister, Jessica, returns to town and starts an all-out war between her admirers. In the ensuing drama, none of the group notice that they're being picked off, one by one, by a force beyond imagination...
Amy must hurry to uncover the secrets of her hometown before there's no-one left to save, but something ancient is stalking the night-time streets of Crooksfield, and it's not afraid to come into the light.
LAMPLIGHT is a terrifying contemporary ghost story about smartphones and social isolation.
Amy and her friends don't know what to make of the weird anonymous messages they keep getting, but that's nothing compared to the fireworks when Jack's beautiful sister, Jessica, returns to town and starts an all-out war between her admirers. In the ensuing drama, none of the group notice that they're being picked off, one by one, by a force beyond imagination...
Amy must hurry to uncover the secrets of her hometown before there's no-one left to save, but something ancient is stalking the night-time streets of Crooksfield, and it's not afraid to come into the light.
LAMPLIGHT is a terrifying contemporary ghost story about smartphones and social isolation.
239 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 6, 2017
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Benjamin Appleby-Dean
4 books51 followersBenjamin Appleby-Dean is a complex event sometimes mistaken for a writer. When recognisably human, they live in the North-East of England with their wife and a collection of dysfunctional animals.
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November 21, 2017
A group of young people begin to get anonymous text messages. Some are cries for help. Their friends go missing and it all seems to be connected to the flickering artificial light, assumed at first to be faulty wiring. There are shadows where there’s nothing visible to cast them.
This is a highly unusual concept for a book, and I do like to read something out of the ordinary. The writing was urgent in places which tightened the excitement as things really started to go wrong. A little more editorial TLC before it was published would have been helpful. I also found that in a large group of characters, some of whom we only got to know slightly, the fact that some had the same initial, a Jenny and a Jessica, for example, confused me. I love the original thinking behind this story and look forward to more from this author.
This is a highly unusual concept for a book, and I do like to read something out of the ordinary. The writing was urgent in places which tightened the excitement as things really started to go wrong. A little more editorial TLC before it was published would have been helpful. I also found that in a large group of characters, some of whom we only got to know slightly, the fact that some had the same initial, a Jenny and a Jessica, for example, confused me. I love the original thinking behind this story and look forward to more from this author.
December 1, 2017
The Lamplight is about a group of people-Amy, Jessica, Jenny, Steven , Hazel, Tom and Terry who hang around together. They start getting weird anonymous messages and soon they disappear one by one with no trace. The only common links the disappearances have are flickering lights and weird footprints.
The book was very different in terms of the plot and there is something about the book that after a few chapters it doesn't let you stop until you reach the end.
There was too little about the characters and so I personally could not remain connected with any of the characters. So when you finish the book, the plot may stay with you but the characters might not.
The book was very different in terms of the plot and there is something about the book that after a few chapters it doesn't let you stop until you reach the end.
There was too little about the characters and so I personally could not remain connected with any of the characters. So when you finish the book, the plot may stay with you but the characters might not.
October 9, 2017
The book starts off with Hazel receiving a photo of her ex boyfriend with another girl,from her friend Jenny. Soon after,weird things start to happen. It takes Amy,who is secretly a member of a coven to realize that what is happening is not of this world. This was a fast moving,easy read, with a touch of wit thrown in for good measure,that I enjoyed from beginning to end. A wonderfully creepy book.
January 5, 2018
I was given this book by the author in return of an honest review. And so, honestly, I did not like this book. It took me a long time to finish it because I had to keep forcing myself to read it. I did not find the concept or the writing style grasping. The writers perspective could have been a little clearer.
Just wasnt my kinda book i suppose.
Just wasnt my kinda book i suppose.
November 20, 2017
A great creepy book. I really liked the use of technology, which is often really badly done, but I thought this author showed young peoples' relationship with technology in a realistic and clever way. Good for a spook on dark evenings.
January 7, 2018
Lots of suspense
Not my normal style of reading. At first I struggled with it but then as I got further in I caught on and understood where each character fit in with who. Really kept me guessing.
Not my normal style of reading. At first I struggled with it but then as I got further in I caught on and understood where each character fit in with who. Really kept me guessing.
April 8, 2018
Supposed to be a horror Short Story- Sort of Creepy at the beginning and the last page or two. Not scary- Not even disturbing- Maybe I missed something?
March 3, 2019
Original storyline but about a third of the way in it made less sense. Could do with a good tidy up. Started off promising.
June 4, 2019
Chilling read
I found myself reading this at 4 am with the covers pulled over my head - too scared to sleep but too engrossed to stop reading!
I found myself reading this at 4 am with the covers pulled over my head - too scared to sleep but too engrossed to stop reading!
October 2, 2018
I love this & I can't wait for more.
I will be also leaving a review on Goodreads @ Amazon.
And letting everyone know about it.
So i gave it a 5 Stars.
I will be also leaving a review on Goodreads @ Amazon.
And letting everyone know about it.
So i gave it a 5 Stars.
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