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A Riveting Haunted House Mystery #22
The Guest House Haunting
Ezra and Carla are struggling to make ends meet when they are presented with an offer they can’t refuse: restore an old bed and breakfast with a sinister past.
308 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 15, 2021
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April 2, 2021
A nice ghostly mystery that makes you feel good to have read
A beautiful story in a lovely setting with characters you grow to truly understand and care about. Well plotted and paced. Would definitely recommend!
A beautiful story in a lovely setting with characters you grow to truly understand and care about. Well plotted and paced. Would definitely recommend!
March 21, 2021
Gave this a 3 star because I got sick of hearing how much the husband loved his wife.
March 29, 2021
Very Fast Paced
I enjoyed the twists and turns this ghost story took. The characters evolved as the story developed and you were able to see what they were made of. Once again, a book I can highly recommend.
I enjoyed the twists and turns this ghost story took. The characters evolved as the story developed and you were able to see what they were made of. Once again, a book I can highly recommend.
April 9, 2023
The title of this book was enticing. A little research by the author would have been nice. There are no mountains in Illinois. That was the first slap to my head. Really? Very predictable. I think I'll pass on other books by Hazel Holmes.
September 4, 2022
While the story shows promise at the beginning, its ending is quickly predictable. It's simply too easy to see what is going to happen when the couple buys into setting up their "haunted" guest house. The "ghosts" didn't happen for me. Also, the descriptions are somewhat confusing. For example, when the decor is said to mix Victorian with modern, the image doesn't work. I like a setting to live. This one had promise but no completion. There are suggestions for the remodeling but too suddenly they're done. It felt that the author wanted to move on quickly, too quickly, back to the plot. Also, there is nothing new here to tickle the reader's thoughtful participation. It's the usual and overdone tale of newcomers moving to a place that is mysterious and then running off to the local library for background. And we aren't fooled that the nice neighbours are obviously the enemy. It's a simple, but too familiar tale that plods along according to formula. I tried, but lost patience and left before the last page.
September 8, 2021
Book was exceptionally written very well. The author draws the reader into the situation and place as you get to know the people and past history. Although it is listed as a book dealing with ghosts, it does not go off the far fetched end that so many authors want to take you, but makes you wonder if this could actually happen. Good story with twists will have you guessing 'who dun it' the whole time.
June 24, 2022
I don't know what to say, other than I felt as if I was reading someone's high school English project. I purchased a set of the author's books and decided to give her the benefit of the doubt, but found the second book to be just like the first. I usually love this genre, but will stay clear of other books from this author in the future, at least for now. Her writing gives me the impression that she is young and inexperienced so perhaps she will grow as an author with time.
January 8, 2023
OK Whodunit
I wish the book had dialogue that moved the story along, but too often it seemed like it was just filling space. The list of suspects were so few it was easy to guess whodunnit in the first quarter of the book. The author also over-explained things again and again; made me feel like she thought her readers were dumb. I suspect this is an early work. She has a good story idea but its delivery wasn’t what I had hoped for.
I wish the book had dialogue that moved the story along, but too often it seemed like it was just filling space. The list of suspects were so few it was easy to guess whodunnit in the first quarter of the book. The author also over-explained things again and again; made me feel like she thought her readers were dumb. I suspect this is an early work. She has a good story idea but its delivery wasn’t what I had hoped for.
April 22, 2021
Love
This is a true love story. I enjoyed it immensely tomorrow I have to have some medical test and your stories make it easier on me tell you what you keep writing them and ill keep them sincerely Christine Dunne Harlingen Texas pray for me that these tears will not be serious thank you
This is a true love story. I enjoyed it immensely tomorrow I have to have some medical test and your stories make it easier on me tell you what you keep writing them and ill keep them sincerely Christine Dunne Harlingen Texas pray for me that these tears will not be serious thank you
August 25, 2021
Good character creation
It was a great book that I was able to read through very quickly. I didn’t find it frightening though and figured out the murderers early on but still wanted to read on to see the story line play out. I would definitely read another book written by this author.
It was a great book that I was able to read through very quickly. I didn’t find it frightening though and figured out the murderers early on but still wanted to read on to see the story line play out. I would definitely read another book written by this author.
September 20, 2021
To east to figure out the outcome
I like anything supernatural! My heading I wrote was because I figured out the plot within a few chapters. Once I met the main characters ,I knew who murdered the family previously to the new owners! I wish had been more substantial mysterious. It was just to easy! Need more plot twisting. Still it was a ok read.
I like anything supernatural! My heading I wrote was because I figured out the plot within a few chapters. Once I met the main characters ,I knew who murdered the family previously to the new owners! I wish had been more substantial mysterious. It was just to easy! Need more plot twisting. Still it was a ok read.
October 1, 2021
Boring
I couldn't get passed page 220. It was exhausting reading about what Ezra thought and felt, and what Clara thought and felt. Too much psychological debate and very little action. I got the sense that the author needed to fill up more pages and added these long paragraphs about what was going on the characters' minds.
I couldn't get passed page 220. It was exhausting reading about what Ezra thought and felt, and what Clara thought and felt. Too much psychological debate and very little action. I got the sense that the author needed to fill up more pages and added these long paragraphs about what was going on the characters' minds.
April 10, 2022
Never too late to learn a lesson!
Loved all the characters. Loved the emotional pain that needed to be healed and enjoyed being a part of a new journey with this family. Surely a sequel will come out driven by new adventures the bed and breakfast will experience. Loved the journey.
Loved all the characters. Loved the emotional pain that needed to be healed and enjoyed being a part of a new journey with this family. Surely a sequel will come out driven by new adventures the bed and breakfast will experience. Loved the journey.
November 27, 2022
This book was so predictable. Like so many of these "riveting haunted house mysteries", it started out with a dead relative giving the protagonists a haunted house, (or in this case the money to buy one), and it always turns out that the person or people who are kindest to them when they first move in are the bad guys. At least this author threw in a red herring to try to throw you off.
March 29, 2021
A Must Read!
This book is sooo good!
I loved the characters except for Brittany and Sam, great story line, will have u thinkin u know who did n then it makes u second n third guess again
Truly a good book!
This book is sooo good!
I loved the characters except for Brittany and Sam, great story line, will have u thinkin u know who did n then it makes u second n third guess again
Truly a good book!
June 14, 2021
Rose reads
What a great way to show how a couple can build their lives. Even while being frightened by those and living a nightmare of horrors. I enjoyed reading this story very much. I look forward to reading more from Hazel Holmez.
What a great way to show how a couple can build their lives. Even while being frightened by those and living a nightmare of horrors. I enjoyed reading this story very much. I look forward to reading more from Hazel Holmez.
June 19, 2021
Great story
The story started off slow but got real interesting after the first 3 chapters.This is a great story love friendship and mystery with a great ending. Once I started reading I couldn’t stop until I finished reading the whole book.
The story started off slow but got real interesting after the first 3 chapters.This is a great story love friendship and mystery with a great ending. Once I started reading I couldn’t stop until I finished reading the whole book.
August 30, 2021
Entertaining read
My first story by Ms. Holmes, an un expected little gem. You do care about the characters, but I wasn't completely pulled in - I wasn't part of the story. I won't hesitate to try another book by this author though.
My first story by Ms. Holmes, an un expected little gem. You do care about the characters, but I wasn't completely pulled in - I wasn't part of the story. I won't hesitate to try another book by this author though.
September 16, 2021
The Guest House Haunting
I enjoyed this book very much. It was an interesting and investigation story. It was a great who done it story.I would definitely recommend it to anyone. It was a clean read with awesome characters.
I enjoyed this book very much. It was an interesting and investigation story. It was a great who done it story.I would definitely recommend it to anyone. It was a clean read with awesome characters.
October 16, 2021
It was a well written story with great detail. My only issue with the book is how stupid the main characters are. How closed minded she is once she thinks she has things figured. Still worth the read though.
April 6, 2023
The pace was far too slow, with many details that could have been omitted. I had the ending figured out about 25% into the book. I would have liked the paranormal aspect to have been highlighted more to really amplify this story line.
April 21, 2023
the main characters did not act or speak like real people. they were robots! there were also only 5 main characters that weren’t dead, so it wasn’t a difficult mystery to figure out. the second time a character showed up, it was just obvious they did it
July 12, 2024
Actually bought a tear to my eye
Amazing on so many levels, not only a great ghost story, but some real important life moments and lessons in there as well. Loved it from start to finish, thank you.
Amazing on so many levels, not only a great ghost story, but some real important life moments and lessons in there as well. Loved it from start to finish, thank you.
March 19, 2021
Very good story.
March 21, 2021
Kindle free. Not terrible, but could be better.
March 24, 2021
Friendly Ghosts
A great read. Kept me guessing throughout.luckily this family accepted the house and its occupants...so that they all could go home.
A great read. Kept me guessing throughout.luckily this family accepted the house and its occupants...so that they all could go home.
March 27, 2021
Started out strong, but the mystery was weak and the story went progressively downhill.
March 28, 2021
Was not scary at all and was not hard to figure out who did it . Sorry was not a good read for me
April 8, 2021
Loved it!
Good clean book. Those aren't very easy to find. I will read more stories written by Hazel Holmes. Thank you..
Good clean book. Those aren't very easy to find. I will read more stories written by Hazel Holmes. Thank you..
May 4, 2021
Good plot
This could have been a terrific story but it needed a great editor to lift it from the mediocrity it currently is.
This could have been a terrific story but it needed a great editor to lift it from the mediocrity it currently is.
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