Haunting in Old Tailem

Haunting Clarisse #3

by Janice Tremayne

An Australian Ghost town. A resident demon and a local Shaman. A confrontation with evil awaits.

Clarisse realizes that running from evil is not a bad idea until you figure out you can't hide. When some ghosts get tired of hanging around, they latch onto you. At the centre of the war on evil is a historic Church that carries dark secrets within its walls. After she meets with the local Shaman, Clarisse discovers secrets with evil consequences by digging too deep into the town’s past. When matters become complicated, she visits a circus of young performers on the outskirts of town triggering unexpected paranormal events and unleashing memories of a one-hundred-year curse. After being caught in the crossfire of a battle for evil supremacy, Clarisse confronts Little Charlie as he rallies the town's ghosts into an impeccable evil stronghold.

Can the local Shaman and townsfolk rally in her quest to defeat the evil incarnate or will the town succumb to Little Charlie and his evil crew?

Haunting in Old Tailem is the third book of the Haunting Clarisse Series. If you like spine-tingling, chilling, creepy and spooky supernatural thrillers, then you will love this story by 2020 USA Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Finalist in Supernatural Fiction, Janice Tremayne.

Pick up your copy today and follow Clarisse through her battles with evil!

★ This book can be read as a stand-alone

Genres: Horror, Paranormal

262 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2020

About the author

Janice Tremayne is an Amazon bestselling and award-winning independent supernatural horror writer. Janice is a finalist in the Readers' Favorite 2020 International Book Awards in fiction-supernatural and was awarded the distinguished favorite prize for paranormal horror at the New York City Big Book Awards. She recently was awarded the silver medal at the IPPY Awards 2021 Australia/New Zealand/Pacific Rim – Best Regional Fiction. In 2023 she was awarded the Literary Titan Gold Book Award as a mark of distinction, recognizing excellence in writing that is both innovative and impactful.

She is an Australian author who lives with her family in Melbourne. Her publication, Haunting in Hartley, reached number one in the Amazon Kindle ranking for Occult Supernatural, Ghosts, and Haunted Houses categories hot new releases/bestsellers.

Janice is well-versed in her cultural superstitions and how they influence daily life and customs. She has developed a passion and style for writing supernatural horror novels for adult readers.

Writing the Haunting Clarisse series was spawned over a cup of coffee many years ago, and she has never looked back since. Her books contain heart-thumping, bone-chilling, and thought-provoking paranormal experiences that deliver a new twist to every tale.

Find out more about Janice at www.janicetremayne.com.

Reviews

[Dimitrije Srebric · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was provided to me as an ARC by Millport press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Minor spoilers ahead.

And an honest review this is going to be.

First the good bits.
The story of this book is located somewhere in the rural bush in Australia, which in itself is a breath of fresh air, since there are not that many horror books and stories. The first and only story that came to my mind is Lovecrafts' "The Shadow Out of Time". Accompanied with the authors' knowledge of local slang and jargon, mixed with the said location, she created this story about a ghost town with a "Midwest US - middle of nowhere" kind of a vibe, which in itself wasn't that bad to begin with. Also, the author did show signs of solid eloquence, so in the beginning I expected this book to be okay, and these are probably the only reasons why this doesn't deserve 1 star.

Now the bad and the ugly.
When picking up this book, one of the things that made me choose to read it was the statement that this could be read as a standalone, since this is officially the third book in the series. This turned out to be not quite true, and I felt that a huge chunk of background on the main character, Clarisse, wasn't available to me, which made the story somewhat lacking, and the character bland. This wasn't the problem only with Clarisse, but all characters felt that way, without deeper and meaningful traits and interactions between each other.

The antagonist, the "demon", the "evil incarnate", was stated multiple times to be evil, without any real explanation, clear motive, background or identity, existing just for the sake of the plot, and having some vague powers that weren't ever explained.

There were also some statements and phrasing that were made by the characters that felt repetitive, alongside filler dialogue that felt unnecessary. Was this due to the copy being an ARC or not, I am not sure.

The second most important character of the book, a local shaman, called Shamy by the locals, was in essence an Orthodox Christian monk/priest. While this isn't in itself an issue, and doesn't pose a problem for the story, me being Orthodox myself, felt like something stabbed my eyes when I saw that he told Clarisse that she was, and I quote: "shit-scared" and "pissed off". And that he was reading from an old book written in "old Byzantine" language, which is in reality probably medieval Greek.

Since I do see a lot of room and potential for improvement, I would advise the author to try and work on making a story that would be deeper, and thought provoking, make all characters have more distinct identities and be better informed when creating characters.

[Rainz ❤️rainnbooks❤️(on a break) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many thanks to the author and the Story origin app for a chance to read and review this book. All opinions are expressed voluntarily.

Haunting in Old Tailem by Janice Tremayne is book # 3 in Haunting Clarisse series which I believe can be read as a stand-alone with a little addition to the basic storyline and because a basic background is missing about the main characters Clarisse and Harry, the reader is left at a loss.

The central plot is set in an Australian town that brings forth a novel concept to the ghost story. Clarisse is accompanying Harry as he is tasked with setting up a communication network in the town of Old Tailem as it becomes a pioneering tourist village. The paranormal tour organized by Digger, a local favorite of the town is not something to be missed and as Clarisse visits the centuries old church as part of it, she discovers that the rumors of devil is very real. Clarisse then begins investigating the events of the past where children had gone missing with the help of the Shaman and along with Digger explores the threat of a demon attack on children.

It is a race against time for Clarisse, Shaman, Digger and Harry before the final showdown occurs. The story moves at a fast pace and keeps the reader interested if not fully engaged.

I loved the basic premise of the novel and the scary thrills. The ARC that I received had a few errors which hopefully would be corrected before publication.

3 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ for the small-town horror novel that can defintely be more gripping.

This review is published in my blog https://rainnbooks.com/; Amazon India, Goodreads, and Twitter.

[Sofe · Rating 5 out of 5]

EBook Review: HAUNTING IN OLD TAILEM by Janice Tremayne

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A gathering of forces, of both good and bad.

A story kept hidden, with much fear behind doors.
Two have stumbled upon, takes strength to go on.

Are you ready to, turn the pages into oblivion.
Hoping that you will, see it to last page?

[Jessica (Read book. Repeat) · Rating 2 out of 5]

You can find this review and all of my others over at www.readbookrepeat.wordpress.com

I received a copy of this book from Goddess Fish Promotions as part of a promotional tour, in exchange for an honest review.

Actual rating of 2.5

Clarisse has found herself in the middle of another paranormal problem when she winds up in a remote Australian town with Harry, while he's working. Making friends with some of the locals, Clarisse soon realises that there's something amiss in this town. A spirit has followed her from another location and has joined up with a group of evil doers who are trying to take over the town by stealing children's souls. Clarisse feels compelled to fix the wrong that permeates the town, and finds herself befriending a local Shaman while doing so. Together they must repel the evil that has taken root before a disaster can strike on the opening day of a big event that will see countless children just ripe for picking of this demon. Can they cleanse the evil in time?

I was SUPER excited to get a review copy of this book. I absolutely adore paranormal/haunted house/ghost stories and this one caught my eye and was right up my alley. Though this is book three in the Haunting Clarisse series, it is advertised as being able to be read as a standalone, which is why I jumped right in, I kind of wish that I hadn't though. I do feel that this is one series that you really need to read from book one, otherwise you miss out on important character relationships and I feel that it impacted my ability to connect to Clarisse during the story.

This had an absolutely fantastic idea; remote Australian town, quirky locals, super nasty evil that needs to be taken down before it takes the town for it's own. I just feel that the execution didn't turn the ideas in to their full potential and that so much more could have been done with expanding on said amazing ideas making the story deeper and more riveting (for me anyway).

I love that this is set in Australia, as I am Australian as well, and live in a remote country town, granted, not in the outback, but still. I found that the focus on cramming as much good 'ol Aussieness into the story was a bit on the nose at times, as in the stereotypes, such as "throwing a shrimp on the barbie" maybe I'm the only one, but I've never actually heard an Australian use this term...and the constant reiteration that Digger drove an FJ Holden, once or twice would have worked just as good I feel. Another thing that irked me a little bit was the dialogue, at times the Aussie slang came through but then in the next paragraph the dialogue felt very stilted, forced and 'proper' it just didn't work too well for me and I found myself getting repeatedly jolted out of the story because of it. Also the constant mention of the "evil crew" I found to bizarre for some reason, and it's probably only me who found it strange, I can't even tell you why, it's just one of those tiny details that irked me a bit. Also, for such a relatively short book, it took me a long time to read it. I'm not sure if that is because of pacing issues, or if I just wasn't as invested as I'd hoped to be.

Another reason that my rating is not as high as I'd like it to be is because I really felt like Tremayne's narrative was telling more than showing. I know that the demon was evil, and was stealing children's souls, but I didn't FEEL it. We were told how evil it was but it didn't really go much deeper than being told as such. When I'm reading a story, I like to feel what the character is feeling, and I really felt like I didn't get that with this story unfortunately. It's not enough to tell someone how something feels or is, you need to make them become fully immersed in it so they can feel how downright evil something is and how it makes your skin crawl like a thousand insects marched across the surface.

I also felt that the overall big showdown was kind of lackluster. It seemed to be over so quick and that was it and then off they rode into the sunset. I was looking forward to a big good vs evil battle for the soul of this tiny Australian town, but I didn't quite get it which made me sad.

The Shaman was a nice touch and I really enjoyed his character, I never realised that Christianity had ties to Shamanism so this has interested me greatly and I'm planning on researching this a bit more. I picture him as a wise Aboriginal man with great ties to the land. I'm not religious so I looked at it from a different spiritual side.

All in all, this was a story with absolutely excellent ideas, but I feel that the execution of said ideas let it down. I wanted things to be deeper, I wanted deeper characters and a deeper look into the evil that Clarisse is fighting. I feel like this story only scratched the surface on what it could have been. I'm honestly glad that I'm in the minority with my views on this story, I am interested in going back to the beginning of the series and giving book one a go, I'm hoping that it might endear the characters to me a bit more.

[Kari Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Haunting in Old Tailem is book three of the Haunting Clarisse series by Janice Tremayne. This book was marketed as able to be read as stand-alone. Based in rural Australia our main character Clarisse is a psychic fighting a great evil in the newest town she and her significant other have landed in. Together with a local shaman and some helpful townspeople they fight the evil to protect the children. I have not read books one and two but this was suppose to be able to be read as a stand-alone. I disagree that this is a standalone. There were many things that were not explained. For instance the significant other was just there and I didn't know anything about their relationship. He was tooled used to provide background research but it could anybody in the book and that character would have been just as relevant. I really struggled connecting with any of the characters in this book. This book was very Good vs Evil and Good always wins. I never felt any danger for any of the characters. I knew everything in the end would turn with everybody happy. There was no suspense for me and the big band was very bland and one dimensional. Over all I think the writing was good but this book without reading the other two books is not interesting. The characters were bland and the world building was barely there. The only reason I knew I was in Australia was because of the slang that was used otherwise it could have been anywhere in the universe. Two stars because I finished it but as a standalone I cannot recommend this book. And this book did not inspire me to pick up any of the other books. This was an ARC. Thank you to Milport Press and NetGalley for the free copy. This was an honest review.

[CaraDico · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Thank you to Millport Press, Janice Tremayne and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review*

This book is #3 in a series but can be read as a standalone. I have not read the first two books and the only thing I felt was lacking was some background on Clarisse and Henry's relationship, background on who Clarisse is and how she learned her spiritual senses and how they ended up doing what they do.

Ghost children are always creepy so any book that you read with a posse of children who are in the hands of demons are going to be automatically creepy. In this mystery, Clarisse and Henry arrive in the ghost town of Old Tailem and meet a bevy of characters including an old shaman, an ageless circus witch, a demonized hotelier, a wily ghost tours operator and many little ghosts. The town has been taken over by demons and Clarisse is on a mission to stop them before opening day festivities.

Clarisse reminds me a lot of Nancy Drew. There is an innocence about her but she recognizes her gifts and being very smart, she is quick to act and get things done. I will definitely be reading the next in the series to see how her character develops. I would be interested to see more of her personality, her relationship with Harry and her background in further books.

[Sue Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Haunting in old tailem by Janice Tremayne.
Haunting Clarisse book 3.
This was a good read considering I haven't read book 1. I liked Clarisse and Harry. I even liked Digger. I loved the cover thats what drew me to this book. 4*.

[Sabrina Jacklin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Watching from behind the looking glass.

**Presented with an ARC by the author via BookFunnel in exchange for an honest review.**

A familiar blend of omniscient narration and third person limited, Janice Treymane brings us into another haunting tale. Much like A Haunting in Hartley, this book is not something I would read again, but I do know friends who I believe would love this book. As I find myself growing accustomed to the style and voice of the writing the author employs, I find it (the style of writing and not necessarily the story itself) reminds me a bit of The Neverending Story and The Princess Bride.

It may not have the depth of emotion I’m used to from other paranormal authors like Stephanie Rowe or Brittni Chenelle, but what it does offer is a certain poetic charm that paints a picture as though you’re standing behind a polished bit of glass and looking in on a whole other world from a secret place that only you know exists. You may never get close enough to truly experience the emotions of those in the story, but that’s okay. It’s a bit like a literary walkabout. A dream vision.

With a familiar formula, starting off with a journey to the past, we are shown how the trouble began, and why there is a haunted location. We are then reintroduced to Clarisse and Little Charlie, familiar characters from A Haunting in Hartley, long after the monastery has fallen to ruin and been turned into a glorified haunted house of sorts used for paranormal tours.

The mystery unfolds before Clarisse in a way she doesn’t expect and isn’t quite prepared for, and the visions she sees are almost more than she can handle. A bit spooky, in the way only history can be, Haunting in Old Tailem has quite the cornucopia of history and superstition, real world decay and spiritual haunting to be had.

I gave this a 3/5 star rating because the style of writing employed doesn’t click with me, and, while this is a story I know friends of mine would enjoy, it’s not a story I believe I would read again.

[Inger · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good read. On the same level as book 2. A lot of action and spooky stuff. Good characters and well written. No sexual content but does have some violence, mostly by the demons. I recommend this story for late teens and up. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Hayley Sykes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haunting in Old Tailem is book three in the Haunting of Clarisse series. I have not read the first two of the series but was able to read this third installment as a standalone book. The book opens with an introduction to our main character Clarisse. Clarisse is a tough as nails clairvoyant who is travelling around Australia with Harry. Harry is travelling around Australia connecting small towns to mobile towers ensuring even the most remote parts of the outback have access to internet services. The small town they are in now is Old Tailem. Old Tailem is considered a ghost town, literally. The town's claim to fame is an old church that has an unusual amount of paranormal activity and has decided to profit off of the phenomenon by hosting ghost tours.

Clarisse becomes fast friends with Digger, the town's haunted tour guide. Digger and Clarisse make fast friends because Digger knows all about the paranormal activity in the town and is close friends with the towns local shaman/spiritual advisor, Shamy. Clarisse, being experienced in paranormal cases, decides to get to the bottom of what type of paranormal activity is enveloping the church and soon finds that it is not your average friendly haunting. Old Tailem, the reader finds has been taken over by an evil demon that is trying to kidnap the souls of the locals and visitors children in order to grow its legion to look good for the boss, Satan. Clarisse, Harry, Shamy and Digger make it their mission to ensure that this demon does not succeed in his evil plot.

I personally found Haunting in Old Tailem a challenge to get through. The story itself was original and had its exciting, creepy moments but it didn't hold my attention well. I found that the story had a lot of lulls that left me bored. I did enjoy meeting Janice Tremayne's characters, they were original and she did a wonderful job of mapping out and expressing their personalities well throughout the novel. I do hope to read more in the Haunting of Clarisse series, I feel that the author is growing in her writing and will have more original ideas to share in the future.

Thanks to NetGalley, BookBuzz.net and Millport Press for an advanced copy for an honest review.

[Allyson Abu-Hajar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although, this is the third book in the series, I had no trouble following along. So this can be read as a standalone.

The opening introduces us to The Order of the Sepaline, a secret society order of monk priests who are to guard against the angels of darkness. A stone set in a pendant, that has been passed down that wields great power, and only select monks will be able to inherit. Along with the pendant is six secret prayers that are forbidden to be written down, these prayers contain the words of Jesus Christ, which has the power to fight against evil.

Clarisse finds herself locked inside an old church in Old Tailem Town, a ghost town that drew tourists for paranormal tours. Clarisse has warning bells going off along with a foul stench; sensing a presence in the room. Hearing a giggle, Clarisse encounters Little Charlie, who seemingly followed her to Old Tailem Town. Another entity materializes, but Digger interrupts and comes to the rescue.

Tagging along with Digger, Clarisse meets the elusive Shamy. Shamy is considered to be a hermit. Clarisse is astonished that Shamy knows so much, and after taking Clarisse's hand, she is pulled into a vision witnessing a young girl being dragged off by a demon. Clarisse realizes that she's seen this demon before.

An evil from the past, has re-awakened and if it isn't stopped, more victims will be added.

It was a creepy read with entities tied to a demon popping up to thwart Clarisse's efforts. Whenever, Clarisse returned to the church alone, I cringed, knowing something was going to happen. There were a lot of religious overtones throughout the story, that I didn't anticipate, although the theme was good verses evil. I enjoyed Digger's slang, and was also, surprised how he figured into the story after a vision.

I requested and received an ARC copy from NetGalley via Millport Press and I have voluntarily reviewed this book.

[BreeAnn (She Just Loves Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the third book in the Haunting Clarisse series, and I think it can be read as a stand-alone if you haven’t read the others in the series. You will be missing some backstory on the main characters, but if that doesn’t bother you, then you could go ahead and jump into the story here.

This book again has our main characters, Harry and Clarisse working to save the day. Old Tailem has been overrun with demons, and it’s up to these two to stop them. I loved that this was once again, a real ghost-town that the author chose to place the story into. I think it adds some special to the story!

This really is quite a creepy book. The demons hunting Clarisse are scary, and definitely had me on the edge of my seat. Clarisse felt like she evolved a lot in this book. I think she’s really figuring out who she is and what her special talents are to fight evil. I really enjoyed seeing her develop through the story!

Overall, I enjoyed this one! It’s spooky, and has a fun, exciting plot that kept me turning the pages!

I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

[Jenny Goff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a great supernatural thriller that kept me both entertained and happily frightened at the same time. The main character, Clarisse, enjoys researching the history of places that appear to be haunted and is visiting an old town in Australia that has become known as a ghost town due to its dark history with paranormal activity, children disappearing, and ghost sightings at the cemetery. I think Clarisse is a very brave and strong person, and I really enjoyed following along with her as she did her research and as she had to battle against the evil spirits that were haunting this town. The author does a great job with writing a very thrilling story with many frightening details and twists throughout. With all the detailed descriptions provided in the book, I could easily imagine all the scary images that Clarisse was seeing and experiencing. I enjoy reading all types of scary stories and this book definitely had lots of scary moments to keep me entertained. I look forward to reading more books by this author.

[April B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and Janice Tremayne for the opportunity to to read the eARC of Haunting in Old Tailem!

This book is #3 in the Haunting Clarisse series. I did not read the first 2 books yet but I still enjoyed this story very much! This book was about the power of Demons and wanting to take over a small ghost town called Old Tailem. Clarisse meets Shamy and the two of them team up to figure out what the demons are up to and how to stop them from harming anymore children. I absolutely loved Digger, he is a fun and instantly lovable character! I read this book quickly and will be reading books 1 and 2 very soon!

I will post my review on Netgalley, Goodreads, Amazon and Barnes and Noble!

[Naturalbri (Bri Wignall) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a huge thriller fan, especially when they involve a bit of a quirky storyline that has the potential to send chills up your spine. This book is definitely in that realm and is great to get your mind racing, trying to figure out just what is happening.

I loved the storyline and the level of detail, the author gave us, to really bring it to life. Throughout, I felt I could completely dive into the world and be part of the story. It was excellent.

The pace matches the genre well and helps the overall flow of the read. This easily makes it one that you won’t want to put down.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would love to read the others, int he series. I highly recommend!

[Robbo · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read, though sometimes it felt longer than the plot allowed. Some of the dialogue was a bit stilted, most people tend to naturally use a lot of contractions and abbreviations in everyday language, and the story would’ve (‘would have’ as an example!) flowed slightly more smoothly 🙂. Shamy also explains the herbal tea is local - twice, maybe he’s forgetful in his old age, haha. I’m more able to believe there might be ghosts, but I still struggle with the concept of the big white sky fairy (God), and he/she/it gets mentioned quite a lot. The book cover just says ghost story, not mentioning heavy religious overtones. Still a scary ghost story!

[Kri Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first I'm reading anything from Tremayne and frankly I loved everything about it. Now, Haunting in Old Tailem can easily be read as a standalone. I have not read the previous books obviously but I wonder if the character development was always this great from the beginning - Guess i'll have to pick up previous books in the installment to find out! Furthermore, This novel flowed perfectly and is a obvious new cult favorite!

See my Full review at www.PineEnshrined.com Reviews on Dec. 1st!
This review was made available for a honest review from Goddess Fish Promotions and Author Treymayne - I was not paid for my review!

[Sandie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This type of writing is not my style but I wanted to see what this story was all about. It was well worth reading. The story line was true and informative to the whole. It started with history and brought you into the present. Then grabbed you and pulled you deeper and deeper until you were ready to scream. I had to stay up late into the night to finish the book. I couldn't put it down and I haven't done that for a while now. Even though I didn't like her writing style at first, I will be looking for more of her books now.
I received this book free for an honest review. And thank you.

[Bobbi Wagner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this suspenseful story. This is my first book by this author and I look forward to reading more from her. I found this story to be engaging and pulled me in right from the start. The characters are connectable and brought the story to life. The twists and turns kept me turning pages just waiting to find out what happened next. This is a story that is full of action, ghost and lots of evil. This made such a great afternoon story that I read it all in one sitting. I highly recommend this book.

[Trish · Rating 2 out of 5]

I definitely did not enjoy this.
I chose this book because it specifically said that even though it was part of a series, it was also fine to read as a stand-alone. This turned out to be false.
It was incredibly confusing and lacked any character introductions or a real plot. The book felt choppy, like it was missing chunks of plot and jumped around a lot. It was also incredibly repetitive. I didn’t understand who the characters were, what they were doing, and why they just happened upon Old Tailem. I did finish the book, but it just wasn’t for me.

[Billie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.

I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.

[Aimee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was super-creepy, what with the ghost children popping up throughout! Clarisse was braver than I would be in her shoes. I didn't feel like I had enough information about her since I didn't read the other books in this series, but it was still a good story. I did enjoy all of the details the author included to really immerse you in the story. Lots of suspenseful moments! Perfect book for Halloween.

[Tahnia Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful supernatural book that I just loved. It was scary at times, getting my heart pumping in my chest. It was like I was there. I found out this was the 3rd book in the set and now I wish I had known so I could read books one and two in the series first. The story flowed from one gut-wrenching scene to another with some light hearted interaction in between. Highly recommended.

I received a free copy of this book via StoryOrigin and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Christine Woinich · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be an interesting story, though there were some parts that dragged. I enjoyed how Clarisse worked through the haunting and found assistance along the way with Harry, Digger and Shamy. Ghost stories, evil spirits, and the like have always tickled my fancy, and I love to read about them. This story was worth the read, and I recommend it.

I received a copy of this story through Goddess Fish Promotions, and this is my unsolicited review.

[fred jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting and entertaining storyline with a dark scary atmosphere. Dialogue seemed a little stilted in parts but that did not really detract from my enjoying the book. Excellent tense ending I would happy to read more by this author.. I received a complementary copy via Storyorigin and am leaving a voluntary honest review

[Ann Fleming · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading the book, however, I felt like the ending was too simplified and hurried.

Maybe I have read and seen too many ghostly thrillers but I felt like I was reading a YA book.

I think Miss Tremayne is a good writer but she has some maturing to do.

[Gerri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the book, even though I had not read the ones that were before this one. I did find repeated paragraphs 3 times. But the story was good, as well as the characters.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Horror story.

hard to sleep after that.

Highly recommend.

[Casey Bates · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had me locked into the story , I couldn't put it down until I finished it . Great scary read . I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Brenda Moser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a well written book with strong characters and an interesting story line. The author does a great job building the story and pulled me in with her vividly painted and descriptive scenes. The story moves fluidly from start to finish and is an enjoyable read.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.