Review: If you like the novels of James Herbert...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2012
My favorite type of novel is gothic horror; something ghostly without being gory. Base Spirits fits the bill! In the style of James Herbert, Ruth Barrett uses Old and Middle English phrases and words to immerse the reader in 16th Century England. Yet the story is easy to read and engrossing from the first chapter. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars, mainly because the scenes about sex and rape, which are integral to the story, are very disturbing. Overall, however, Base Spirits is a creepy, well developed novel. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes a good ghost story.