Review: interesting but...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2013
I received a copy of this book from the publisher as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.I was surprised and somewhat disappointed by this book. It had an excellent blurb and I was interested in and looking forward to reading it.Ashley Pearce and Corbin Malone are long-time friends and former lovers. They are brought together again to investigate the bodies that were found at Ruby Hill Lunatic Asylum since he is a cop and "crime scene expert" and she is a "paranormal investigator". This is the first time they have been together since he walked out. Ashley and her team are being allowed to spend one night, supervised by Corbin, in the asylum to document proof of paranormal activity and/ or find anything related to the deaths to help solve the case.Personally, I am intrigued by the idea that a building can absorb the energy, emotions or intentions of the people within it, especially those who had  "lived" or worked there. The idea that a place like Ruby Hill Lunatic Asylum could harbor ghosts or other types of paranormal entities or that the asylum had a serial killer using it as a base brings up all kinds of questions. These questions also make it the perfect place to base a paranormal tale.Unfortunately, after meeting the characters I found the book went rather flat. It was meant to be creepy and scary but I felt neither. I also felt that the back story gave me more questions than answers, especially once we find out why/how this place is tied to both of them and their breakup. I do like the imagery and characters that the author was able to create within this novella but all in all I think it was simply too short to do the story properly.I am still interested in reading more from this author.