Title: HOUSE OF WHISPERS
Author: JL Bryan
Source: paperback book for review
goodreads...
The luxurious Lathrop Grand Hotel is a Savannah institution that has
entertained guests for more than a century and a half, offering some of the
finest accommodations in the city. Famously haunted, the hotel draws tourists
from around the world eager to encounter its numerous ghosts. The hotel is also
known for being honeycombed with hidden doors and secret passages, enabling
staff to appear and disappear quickly as they attend to the hotel's guests.
Now some of the spirits in the Lathrop Grand have turned violent, even
murderous. Ellie and Stacey must determine which ghost has become dangerous and
remove it from the hotel before it can claim any more lives. They soon learn
the hotel has secrets even darker than the notorious string of
nineteenth-century murders that made it famous, and the powerful entities
inhabiting it don't intend to leave without a fight.
My take...
Ellie and Stacey are sent to a hotel in Savannah to rid the place of some
very dangerous ghosts that seem to be wreaking havoc on the place. What they
find is truly disturbing and hard to imagine. If they make it out of this alive
it will be by some great miracle. Because these ghost are not playing around.
In fact, it will be an all-out war to the end.
I have been waiting for the author to cover a storyline just like this one.
I am a huge, HUGE fan of haunted hotels. Ever since I was little I have always
traveled with my mother to Eureka Springs, AR for her to do her crafty thing.
And each time we'd go, I would have to visit The Crescent Hotel. I won't go
into all the details, but research it if you haven't heard it. It is definitely
worth the time. And I have done the ghost tours it offers 3 times now. Such a
fun experience.
Anyhow, back to the book. Like I mentioned, I knew the author would have to
cover this storyline eventually and I am so glad he did. This book really
rocked and I was creeped out more than once. Probably the fact that I started
it on Halloween night. But oh so worth it. The author covered a lot of areas
that ran parallel with that of the Crescent's history and hauntings. So
everything was really believable for me. Now I have a big urge to head up there
and take the tour again. *Sigh* If only I had the time to do it.
All in all, HOUSE OF WHISPERS was an excellent read and a fabulous addition
to an already fabulous series. I am wondering what Bryan has in store for Ellie
and the future of her personal life and work life. It is all up in the air at
this point and could go just about anywhere. 5 Stars!
No comments:
Post a Comment