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The Beckoning Dead #3
Der Spuk von Winslow Manor
Das Haus war schon lange unbewohnt, aber niemals verlassen ...
Sadie hat eine besondere Gabe: Sie ist empfänglich für das Übernatürliche.
Als sie die Hintergründe einer teuflischen Sekte erforscht, tauchen mehr Fragen als Antworten auf – insbesondere, wenn es um Sadies eigene Vergangenheit geht. Wie viel von dem, was ihr über ihre Herkunft erzählt wurde, ist wahr?
Die Spur führt zu einem einsamen Herrenhaus. Schlägt hier das schwarze Herz des Bösen?
Sadie macht sich auf den Weg, um das zerbröckelnde Gemäuer zu erkunden. Aber das Haus – und seine albtraumhaften Bewohner – sind nicht, was sie zu sein scheinen.
Ambrose Ibsen gehört zur neuen Generation der herausragenden amerikanischen Horrorautoren in der Art von Stephen King oder Dean Koontz.
Sadie hat eine besondere Gabe: Sie ist empfänglich für das Übernatürliche.
Als sie die Hintergründe einer teuflischen Sekte erforscht, tauchen mehr Fragen als Antworten auf – insbesondere, wenn es um Sadies eigene Vergangenheit geht. Wie viel von dem, was ihr über ihre Herkunft erzählt wurde, ist wahr?
Die Spur führt zu einem einsamen Herrenhaus. Schlägt hier das schwarze Herz des Bösen?
Sadie macht sich auf den Weg, um das zerbröckelnde Gemäuer zu erkunden. Aber das Haus – und seine albtraumhaften Bewohner – sind nicht, was sie zu sein scheinen.
Ambrose Ibsen gehört zur neuen Generation der herausragenden amerikanischen Horrorautoren in der Art von Stephen King oder Dean Koontz.
227 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 7, 2020
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58 books662 followersOnce upon a time, a young Ambrose Ibsen discovered a collection of ghost stories on his father's bookshelf. He was never the same again.
Apart from horror fiction, he enjoys good coffee, brewed strong.
Apart from horror fiction, he enjoys good coffee, brewed strong.
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January 2, 2024
Pins and needles !!!!
Yes!!!
5 💫💫💫💫💫
And I have more to say later!!
This book was the hair-raising part one culmination! I am trying so hard to be chill and wait for the next one. I have gotten attached to Remy and her coworker.
This is a hill of beans though to be stuck with so long! Cliffhanger ! Come on Ambrose! I know you will make it tense, scary, but damn good !!
Yes!!!
5 💫💫💫💫💫
And I have more to say later!!
This book was the hair-raising part one culmination! I am trying so hard to be chill and wait for the next one. I have gotten attached to Remy and her coworker.
This is a hill of beans though to be stuck with so long! Cliffhanger ! Come on Ambrose! I know you will make it tense, scary, but damn good !!
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October 8, 2025
The Haunting of Winslow Manor
by Ambrose Ibsen
I think this was the best of the three books I've read so far. The end finished with a twist. Same main characters and new story but based on past books main themes. Good creepy story.
by Ambrose Ibsen
I think this was the best of the three books I've read so far. The end finished with a twist. Same main characters and new story but based on past books main themes. Good creepy story.
November 8, 2021
The first twenty five pages of this is the scariest chapter I have read in any book ever, (humble brag alert) and I've read a lot of horror novels. The atmosphere and tension and that GD thing staring down from the GD window scared the shit outta me. Four days later and I'm still way creeped out.
The Beckoning Dead is a fantastic series. The first two books were great reads but this one takes it to new heights. It checks all my horror boxes with tons of backstory and history being discovered, the ghosts or beings are original and genuinely creepy, good characters that I don't hate, and some serious fist pumping at the sky while yelling "WHY!!!!!" cliffhanger endings that make me sincerely yearn for the next book. The Haunting of Winslow Manor is the best of the series so far and I need book four like right now!
The Beckoning Dead is a fantastic series. The first two books were great reads but this one takes it to new heights. It checks all my horror boxes with tons of backstory and history being discovered, the ghosts or beings are original and genuinely creepy, good characters that I don't hate, and some serious fist pumping at the sky while yelling "WHY!!!!!" cliffhanger endings that make me sincerely yearn for the next book. The Haunting of Winslow Manor is the best of the series so far and I need book four like right now!
January 9, 2021
how DARE you end it on this note. how DARE you.
how DARE the fourth book not be out yet.
how DARE the fourth book not be out yet.
October 25, 2023
SpookTober read #8
4.5 stars
That ending!…Please nooooooooooooooooooo
Ooh, after taking a squiz at Ambrose Ibsen on Fantastic Fiction I see this might be a continuing series of perhaps more than 4 books as I initially thought. Yay!
This is such a fantastic spooky series and getting spookier with every book.
Each book has an amazing cliffhanger and this entices the reader to pick up the next one.
Onto book 4 but I don’t wanna start it because I know what’s going to come and I don’t wanna know. I’m going to sob, I know I will.
4.5 stars
That ending!…Please nooooooooooooooooooo
Ooh, after taking a squiz at Ambrose Ibsen on Fantastic Fiction I see this might be a continuing series of perhaps more than 4 books as I initially thought. Yay!
This is such a fantastic spooky series and getting spookier with every book.
Each book has an amazing cliffhanger and this entices the reader to pick up the next one.
Onto book 4 but I don’t wanna start it because I know what’s going to come and I don’t wanna know. I’m going to sob, I know I will.
January 19, 2023
Ein würdiger Abschluss der Spuk-Trilogie. Mir hat die Lektüre echt gut gefallen. Sadie und August waren ein gutes Team. Das Ende war ein kurzer Schock aber irgendwie musste es so kommen, schätze ich.
June 15, 2025
Took me a bit to get through cause I ran out of Spotify listening minutes with an hour left. But I finally finished and all I have to say is............. How dare you.
November 4, 2021
Bittersweet
What an ending! Any who have ever seen my reviews know I say nothing about the book at all. This is to be sure that anyone that sees it needs to experience every bit for themselves. That being said if you're reading this you know. Our biggest loss. I still have tears and questions. Mr. Ibsen has always been THE ONLY ONE who has scared the shit out of me before I cried. Rightfully belongs as the best horror author behind King in my opinion.
What an ending! Any who have ever seen my reviews know I say nothing about the book at all. This is to be sure that anyone that sees it needs to experience every bit for themselves. That being said if you're reading this you know. Our biggest loss. I still have tears and questions. Mr. Ibsen has always been THE ONLY ONE who has scared the shit out of me before I cried. Rightfully belongs as the best horror author behind King in my opinion.
February 8, 2023
WIE? Wie konnte man fast das ganze Buch lang eine Spannung so sehr aufbauen und dann am Ende... einfach alles fallen lassen?! Wie? Warum? Wozu?? Und die letzte Seite... naja. Hätte ja nun auch nicht sein müssen.
Für mich ist nach wie vor der 1. Band der beste.
Für mich ist nach wie vor der 1. Band der beste.
February 15, 2022
Please tell me there's gonna be a fourth book to this series. THAT ENDING!! 😱
September 16, 2025
Knowing Ibsen's style, I'm not surprised he went a certain direction with a character in this book - although I was hoping he'd resist. 😒
Definitely hoping.
Either way, for some reason this is my favorite book of the three (there is still a 4th to read next). It's not in a large and creepy asylum, it's not the scariest, it's not the goriest, but there's something about it and the research and pacing that just makes it the more interesting of the first three in the set.
Definitely hoping.
Either way, for some reason this is my favorite book of the three (there is still a 4th to read next). It's not in a large and creepy asylum, it's not the scariest, it's not the goriest, but there's something about it and the research and pacing that just makes it the more interesting of the first three in the set.
May 30, 2024
I NEED THE NEXT BOOK NOW!
I said the second book was a lull but this one picked up with a huge BANG.
And you expect me to sleep?!
HA bye.
I sat up and actually bonked my head gasping at the end, and read the last 2 chapters again to gather my jaw 😂
I said the second book was a lull but this one picked up with a huge BANG.
And you expect me to sleep?!
HA bye.
I sat up and actually bonked my head gasping at the end, and read the last 2 chapters again to gather my jaw 😂
July 15, 2025
I rated book 1 & 2 kind of low because I felt like there were just so many holes. I actually enjoyed this book of the series though since some things came together, but there was a cliffhanger in this one posed appropriately.
dnf
September 3, 2025just decided I don’t want to spend more time on this series that I feel mediocre about
March 21, 2023
Nach zwei mega Vorgängern, war ich gespannt, wie sich die Story mit Winslow Manor weiterentwickeln würde. Leider muss ich sagen, dass dies der schwächste Teil ist.
Sadie kommt den Geheimnisse um ihre Kindheit und ihre Mutter immer weiter auf die Spur und diese führen nach Winslow Manor. Den Ort an dem Sadies Mom lebte und auch ihren Vater getroffen hat. Wohnt diesem Ort das Böse inne, welches Sadie so gnadenlos verfolgt?
Die Vorgänger konnten mich vom Spannungsgrad der Handlung wesentlich mehr beeindrucken. Hier fehlte es mir einfach an Überraschungen. Wobei es eine tatsächlich gab, aber das erst am Ende.
Vom Gruselfaktor und der Atmosphäre habe ich dafür wirklich Nix zu meckern das war super. Die Beschreibungen zu Winslow Manor und auch der Aufenthalt darin waren toll gemacht, aber selbst da schien das Tüpfelchen auf dem i zu dieses Mal zu fehlen. Insgesamt macht es halt die Mischung und diese hat bei den Beiden vorangehenden Teilen einfach für das gewisse Etwas gesorgt.
Sadie mag ich ja sowieso und ich war mindestens genauso gespannt wie sie mehr über ihr Leben bzw. ihre Kindheit zu erfahren. Ihr Mut ist bewundernswert und ich bin gespannt, wie sie sich nach der Erkenntnis am Buchende weiterhin schlagen qirs.
August bleibt weiterhin undurchsichtig für mich. Mir gefällt einfach nicht, dass er sieht, wie sehr die Dinge Sadie belasten und er sie stellenweise auf die leichte Schulter nimmt. Find ich einfach blöd, denn er hat jagt reden. Ihm passiert ja meist Nix. Gut fand ich daher, dass er dieses Mal selbst erlebte, was zu 90% bisher nur Sadie gesehen hat und das er dieses Mal wieder präsenter in der Handlung war.
Fazit
Eine Fortsetzung von der ich eindeutig mehr erwartet habe. Sie hatte gute Momente, aber es fehlte dieses Mal einfach das Gefühl mich nicht von dem Büchlein trennen zu können. Alles war so geradlinig und akkurat, ohne Überraschungen. Also außer am Ende. Da es ja aber weiterzugehen scheint, bin ich gespannt auf den nächsten Teil und hoffe, dass dieser wieder besser wird. 3,5 Sterne nur von mir.
Sadie kommt den Geheimnisse um ihre Kindheit und ihre Mutter immer weiter auf die Spur und diese führen nach Winslow Manor. Den Ort an dem Sadies Mom lebte und auch ihren Vater getroffen hat. Wohnt diesem Ort das Böse inne, welches Sadie so gnadenlos verfolgt?
Die Vorgänger konnten mich vom Spannungsgrad der Handlung wesentlich mehr beeindrucken. Hier fehlte es mir einfach an Überraschungen. Wobei es eine tatsächlich gab, aber das erst am Ende.
Vom Gruselfaktor und der Atmosphäre habe ich dafür wirklich Nix zu meckern das war super. Die Beschreibungen zu Winslow Manor und auch der Aufenthalt darin waren toll gemacht, aber selbst da schien das Tüpfelchen auf dem i zu dieses Mal zu fehlen. Insgesamt macht es halt die Mischung und diese hat bei den Beiden vorangehenden Teilen einfach für das gewisse Etwas gesorgt.
Sadie mag ich ja sowieso und ich war mindestens genauso gespannt wie sie mehr über ihr Leben bzw. ihre Kindheit zu erfahren. Ihr Mut ist bewundernswert und ich bin gespannt, wie sie sich nach der Erkenntnis am Buchende weiterhin schlagen qirs.
August bleibt weiterhin undurchsichtig für mich. Mir gefällt einfach nicht, dass er sieht, wie sehr die Dinge Sadie belasten und er sie stellenweise auf die leichte Schulter nimmt. Find ich einfach blöd, denn er hat jagt reden. Ihm passiert ja meist Nix. Gut fand ich daher, dass er dieses Mal selbst erlebte, was zu 90% bisher nur Sadie gesehen hat und das er dieses Mal wieder präsenter in der Handlung war.
Fazit
Eine Fortsetzung von der ich eindeutig mehr erwartet habe. Sie hatte gute Momente, aber es fehlte dieses Mal einfach das Gefühl mich nicht von dem Büchlein trennen zu können. Alles war so geradlinig und akkurat, ohne Überraschungen. Also außer am Ende. Da es ja aber weiterzugehen scheint, bin ich gespannt auf den nächsten Teil und hoffe, dass dieser wieder besser wird. 3,5 Sterne nur von mir.
February 26, 2023
Sadie zeigt wieder ihre stärkeren Seiten und August hat mich durch sein kindisches Verhalten nur aufgeregt... Ein "gutes Team" wirkt für mich anders.
Ich frage mich, ob es einen weiteren Teil geben soll oder die Leser sich die weitere Geschichte denken sollte... Manche Dinge klangen etwas ungeklärt.
Wunderbare Spannungskurve... enttäuschende "Auflösung" meiner Meinung nach. Schade fand ich, dass Sadie nicht wirklich Fähigkeiten an sich erlernt hat durch die Geschichten -> Das hat mich leider etwas enttäuscht, obwohl die Geschichte bis dahin vielversprechend klang.
Ich frage mich, ob es einen weiteren Teil geben soll oder die Leser sich die weitere Geschichte denken sollte... Manche Dinge klangen etwas ungeklärt.
Wunderbare Spannungskurve... enttäuschende "Auflösung" meiner Meinung nach. Schade fand ich, dass Sadie nicht wirklich Fähigkeiten an sich erlernt hat durch die Geschichten -> Das hat mich leider etwas enttäuscht, obwohl die Geschichte bis dahin vielversprechend klang.
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August 8, 2020
Incredible
I really enjoyed this book .the ending was a shocker and made me want to know mote. We will meet again and soon tell you what you keep writing them and I'll keep reading them sincerely Christine Dunne Harlingen tx
I really enjoyed this book .the ending was a shocker and made me want to know mote. We will meet again and soon tell you what you keep writing them and I'll keep reading them sincerely Christine Dunne Harlingen tx
February 10, 2021
The third book in the series, this time we are going to Sadie’s mom house: WInslow Manor. Sadly, this wasn’t the best book.
I was totally into this series so I kept reading them on and on. While this review will be posted on the 9th, that is only because my blog is quite full with scheduled posts again. I actually finished the book on the 1st (and the other 2 books a few days before that).
However, this book just was a disappointment. So much talking and yappering, and while I know it is important because we need to know what is going on, we need to get all the details on Sadie’s mom… and what she really is. But come on, it wasn’t scary for most of the book. It started off well, then had maybe a few scares here and there but very few, and then it takes our duo up to 60%+ to finally go to the home. There it was on and off scary. I just had expected, given what lurks there, that it would be 100% frightening, but eh.
I am glad that we got information, but it was just a bit too much, would have been better if it had been spread more over the other two volumes. Less info-dump and more organically/natural. But we learn what mom is, how mom and dad met, and what happened afterwards. Which made me a) happy but also b) WTF? This plot is just weird now.
Plus, I had expected this book to be the end. Maybe it is? But I am just very confused. It would be awesome if this was the end, but I have a feeling there may be more coming given the ending. It is a shame as it would have been cool to end it here. It begins with Beacon House, the one in which Sadie gets her powers back (if they ever truly left), then we go to the asylum for more information, and then it all ends at Sinistrari and Sadie’s mom’s house. Instead it doesn’t really end. Maybe Sadie goes to Italy? Haha.
While I get that Sadie didn’t want to open the damned box, I just got pissed at how long it took her to open the box. Yes, it is scary, but really, it was just frustrating as I wanted to know what was in the box and I just found it weird she would chicken out.
The ending was good up until the last few sentences, then I just wanted to scream!
All in all, I am just not sure what to think of this book. I will give it 4 stars because there were still things I loved, I flew through the book. But I sadly just can’t give it 5 stars like the other 2 books. It just missed something.. and I thought it would be over after this one.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I was totally into this series so I kept reading them on and on. While this review will be posted on the 9th, that is only because my blog is quite full with scheduled posts again. I actually finished the book on the 1st (and the other 2 books a few days before that).
However, this book just was a disappointment. So much talking and yappering, and while I know it is important because we need to know what is going on, we need to get all the details on Sadie’s mom… and what she really is. But come on, it wasn’t scary for most of the book. It started off well, then had maybe a few scares here and there but very few, and then it takes our duo up to 60%+ to finally go to the home. There it was on and off scary. I just had expected, given what lurks there, that it would be 100% frightening, but eh.
I am glad that we got information, but it was just a bit too much, would have been better if it had been spread more over the other two volumes. Less info-dump and more organically/natural. But we learn what mom is, how mom and dad met, and what happened afterwards. Which made me a) happy but also b) WTF? This plot is just weird now.
Plus, I had expected this book to be the end. Maybe it is? But I am just very confused. It would be awesome if this was the end, but I have a feeling there may be more coming given the ending. It is a shame as it would have been cool to end it here. It begins with Beacon House, the one in which Sadie gets her powers back (if they ever truly left), then we go to the asylum for more information, and then it all ends at Sinistrari and Sadie’s mom’s house. Instead it doesn’t really end. Maybe Sadie goes to Italy? Haha.
While I get that Sadie didn’t want to open the damned box, I just got pissed at how long it took her to open the box. Yes, it is scary, but really, it was just frustrating as I wanted to know what was in the box and I just found it weird she would chicken out.
The ending was good up until the last few sentences, then I just wanted to scream!
All in all, I am just not sure what to think of this book. I will give it 4 stars because there were still things I loved, I flew through the book. But I sadly just can’t give it 5 stars like the other 2 books. It just missed something.. and I thought it would be over after this one.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
February 28, 2022
The third offering in this series (of I don't know how many?) was a solid 4 🌟. The only reason I didn't give it a fraction of a star is due to the ending. The three books, thus far, are a continuation of the overall story arc, but books 1 & 2 had solid endings, even though you knew there was more to the story. Book 3 did have a somewhat solid ending but not solid enough for me. Maybe I just didn't like the revelation that this ending brought. I don't want to have spoilers, but to me, it felt too close to being a cliffhanger. I know, fingers 🤞🏻, this story continues, but now I'm caught up with the available books and must wait to see where Sadie goes next. Maybe I just didn't like how it ended, or maybe I didn't like that I didn't see it coming. If the latter, I suppose that means kudos to the author. 😆
Again, my only complaint was some of the obtuse words used. But I've become used to it and find it less of an annoyance. I still think the author shouldn't use archaic vocabulary, as I feel it distracts from the flow of the story. But that's just my crappy opinion.
Anyway, overall, I enjoyed the book. I've enjoyed the series so far. And I can't wait until the author puts out book #4!
Again, my only complaint was some of the obtuse words used. But I've become used to it and find it less of an annoyance. I still think the author shouldn't use archaic vocabulary, as I feel it distracts from the flow of the story. But that's just my crappy opinion.
Anyway, overall, I enjoyed the book. I've enjoyed the series so far. And I can't wait until the author puts out book #4!
September 20, 2024
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Der dritte der Teil der "Spuk in..."-Reihe von Ambrose Ibsen. Und ich bin etwas zwiegespalten zu dem Buch, ehrlich gesagt.
Während ich die beiden Vorgänger wirklich super fand, hat es mir bei dem Buch einfach an etwas gefehlt, was die Vorgänger richtig gemacht hatten.
Es ist einfach zu wenig Gruselfaktor in dem Buch vorhanden. Das erste Kapitel ja gut ist nicht schlecht und bei den letzten Kapiteln passiert mal was, aber zwischendurch ist irgendwie, für mich persönlich, zu wenig bis nichts passiert.
Das gute ist, man erfährt mehr aus der Vergangenheit von Sadie und ihren Eltern und das Ende ist wirklich unvorhersehbar. Der flüssige Schreibstil ist auch sehr gut, nur ist es etwas seltsam übersetzt, finde ich.
Es ist ein nicht schlechter Thriller, aber nicht der beste aus der Reihe bisher. Man kann ihn aufjedenfall lesen, sollte vorher aber die anderen gelesen haben. Für mich ist es leider kein Highlight, da mir die Spannung und der Gruselfaktor eindeutig zu kurz kommen.
Der dritte der Teil der "Spuk in..."-Reihe von Ambrose Ibsen. Und ich bin etwas zwiegespalten zu dem Buch, ehrlich gesagt.
Während ich die beiden Vorgänger wirklich super fand, hat es mir bei dem Buch einfach an etwas gefehlt, was die Vorgänger richtig gemacht hatten.
Es ist einfach zu wenig Gruselfaktor in dem Buch vorhanden. Das erste Kapitel ja gut ist nicht schlecht und bei den letzten Kapiteln passiert mal was, aber zwischendurch ist irgendwie, für mich persönlich, zu wenig bis nichts passiert.
Das gute ist, man erfährt mehr aus der Vergangenheit von Sadie und ihren Eltern und das Ende ist wirklich unvorhersehbar. Der flüssige Schreibstil ist auch sehr gut, nur ist es etwas seltsam übersetzt, finde ich.
Es ist ein nicht schlechter Thriller, aber nicht der beste aus der Reihe bisher. Man kann ihn aufjedenfall lesen, sollte vorher aber die anderen gelesen haben. Für mich ist es leider kein Highlight, da mir die Spannung und der Gruselfaktor eindeutig zu kurz kommen.
June 16, 2020
Great ending!
I thought this was the last in the series but so happy I was wrong!
Spoilers*
Im not happy August is gone..considering he was there to help Sadie and had very little other reason for being there. But I had a feeling he wouldn't make it out of this book alive. I also knew it wasn't August she was leaving the house with. It was just too easy an escape. Bravo to Ibsen..again. This was def the best book in the series. The monster in this series is movie worthy. My only criticism is Sadies reasoning for staying in the hidden library when the wheelchair was blocking her escape. It felt forced. Knowing August was in even more danger than just being in the house should have pushed her to do...anything. Anything other than look through the books. Other than that..great book, great series, please hurry and write the next!
I thought this was the last in the series but so happy I was wrong!
Spoilers*
Im not happy August is gone..considering he was there to help Sadie and had very little other reason for being there. But I had a feeling he wouldn't make it out of this book alive. I also knew it wasn't August she was leaving the house with. It was just too easy an escape. Bravo to Ibsen..again. This was def the best book in the series. The monster in this series is movie worthy. My only criticism is Sadies reasoning for staying in the hidden library when the wheelchair was blocking her escape. It felt forced. Knowing August was in even more danger than just being in the house should have pushed her to do...anything. Anything other than look through the books. Other than that..great book, great series, please hurry and write the next!
September 13, 2024
The Beckoning Dead Series: Book 3
The Haunting of Winslow Manor by Ambrose Ibsen is the gripping conclusion to the haunted house trilogy following librarians Sadie and August. After their harrowing investigation into Rainier Asylum, the two dive deeper into a shadowy cult that holds dark secrets tied to Sadie’s past. Their search leads them to a desolate manor hidden deep in the woods, where the answers they seek come with terrifying consequences. As they unravel the mysteries of the manor and its eerie inhabitants, Sadie is forced to confront painful truths about her origins.
I absolutely loved this series! It is a quick yet thrilling read! The Haunting of Winslow Manor was a fitting, suspenseful finale that delivered plenty of scares and tied up loose ends beautifully. The haunted house atmosphere was chilling, and the tension kept me hooked until the very last page. The ending left a question unanswered, with a small cliffhanger that makes me eager for more. Hopefully, there will be another installment! Maybe?!
April 27, 2020
3.5 stars rounded up
I like Ambrose Ibsen. He's one of my favorite authors putting stuff out consistently. This is probably my least favorite series of his. The protagonist is a sore spot. She's supposed to be pretty bright, but her reasoning is poor-- and that's putting it charitably. I don't have much sympathy for the situations in which she finds herself.
Ibsen telegraphs the plot here more than usual. It undercuts the suspense. Plus, compared to some of his other protagonists, I just don't hold much affection for Sadie.
The atmosphere is terrific as usual, though. He's great at laying that on thick.
I like Ambrose Ibsen. He's one of my favorite authors putting stuff out consistently. This is probably my least favorite series of his. The protagonist is a sore spot. She's supposed to be pretty bright, but her reasoning is poor-- and that's putting it charitably. I don't have much sympathy for the situations in which she finds herself.
Ibsen telegraphs the plot here more than usual. It undercuts the suspense. Plus, compared to some of his other protagonists, I just don't hold much affection for Sadie.
The atmosphere is terrific as usual, though. He's great at laying that on thick.
February 19, 2025
Schwächer als der Vorgänger Nachdem mich der 2. Band so positiv überrascht hat, musste ich natürlich direkt den dritten Teil lesen. Leider hat mich dieser im direkten Vergleich zum Vorgänger enttäuscht.
Die Handlung kommt nicht wirklich voran und der Grusel nur in kleineren Dosen vorhanden.
Einen Plot-Twist am Ende habe ich meilenweit kommen sehen, den hätte es meiner Meinung nach nicht gebraucht.
Möchte ich die Fortsetzung lesen? Ich bin noch unschlüssig, zumal es bisher leider keine deutsche Übersetzung für den 4. Band gibt.
Die Handlung kommt nicht wirklich voran und der Grusel nur in kleineren Dosen vorhanden.
Einen Plot-Twist am Ende habe ich meilenweit kommen sehen, den hätte es meiner Meinung nach nicht gebraucht.
Möchte ich die Fortsetzung lesen? Ich bin noch unschlüssig, zumal es bisher leider keine deutsche Übersetzung für den 4. Band gibt.
October 14, 2023
This gave us a much larger peek into Sadie’s past and dived deeper into the craziness that is her mother. This is my favorite so far of the series because of how much I felt the story grew. It wasn’t just a book about a haunted house, or haunted asylum. It was a book with a purpose that added a haunted house in for kicks. The ending… oh my goodness the ending. Can’t wait to see how this story finishes!
November 18, 2023
First off, that ending, rude... just rude
That aside, the series is starting to feel a little long in the tooth despite the spooky atmosphere Ibsen projects into his books. It certainly seems as though its starting to come to a head with the recent discoveries but if it draws out too much more I fear its going to lose its impact.
At this point I'm invested enough in Sadie's story to see how the next book goes.
That aside, the series is starting to feel a little long in the tooth despite the spooky atmosphere Ibsen projects into his books. It certainly seems as though its starting to come to a head with the recent discoveries but if it draws out too much more I fear its going to lose its impact.
At this point I'm invested enough in Sadie's story to see how the next book goes.
October 27, 2024
I had such a hard time with the main characters in this trilogy. They can't make up their minds if they are going to save the world or be cautious and save themselves, leaving much up to chance. It was an interesting concept and I liked the almost ending. The very ending I didn't like, at first, but I'm appreciating it more as it settles.
September 28, 2020
Oh my! This is insane in the best way!
I can not even grasp the ending of this book! I thought Winslow House would be the end of the tale! Obviously, l was quite mistaken! Now I will be white-knuckled until the next instalment! Love Ibsen's writing so much!
I can not even grasp the ending of this book! I thought Winslow House would be the end of the tale! Obviously, l was quite mistaken! Now I will be white-knuckled until the next instalment! Love Ibsen's writing so much!
April 9, 2022
A+
I really like this series. Minor defects aside, I have laughed, I have been insanely creeped out, and I have cried.
An author that can make you feel so many emotions in one story is amazingly talented.
I really like this series. Minor defects aside, I have laughed, I have been insanely creeped out, and I have cried.
An author that can make you feel so many emotions in one story is amazingly talented.
April 30, 2022
Wow
I was not able to put this book down. The plot, characters, story line; it feels like you are living in the story with the characters, witnessing the events first-hand. 10/10 absolutely recommend.
I was not able to put this book down. The plot, characters, story line; it feels like you are living in the story with the characters, witnessing the events first-hand. 10/10 absolutely recommend.
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