Review: Short Ghost Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 4, 2013
3 1/2 StarsAlexis is a college student that recently moved into a new apartment after her former roommate left. Surprisingly, Alexis runs into her former lab partner Ian, on her way to the basement to do laundry. Ian is the person responsible for ditching her on their first date at the end of the previous semester. Caught in an awkward situation, Alexis continues down the stairs into the creepy basement. When the cupboard door starts opening and an apparition appears, Alexis flees as fast as she can and runs right into Ian.After explaining to Alexis why he stood her up, both Alexis and Ian decide to start over...until Alexis's cat becomes agitated then disappears into the kitchen cupboard at the hands of a ghost. It's now up to Alexis and Ian to find the cat and figure out what is going on inside the apartment.This is a nice little short story about a haunted apartment complex. We aren't provided a lot of background on either Alexis or Ian but what is provided about their past gives the reader enough to work with. While Ian's reasons for standing Alexis up are legitimate, I have a hard time accepting the fact that he didn't even bother to shoot her a quick text or email after the fact. We live in a day and age where texting someone takes less than 5 seconds and has the ability to calm a raging storm. Alexis's easy acceptance of his reason was an inadequate response.There is a nice bit of terror and spine tingling horror in this short shorty. Apparently the resident ghost is limited in her ability to just randomly pop out and say boo....or pull you through walls, as it were. She only comes and goes through cupboards. The story is written well and is quick and easy to get into.  So, buckle up and get read for a wild ride involving ghosts, lots of salt, and bit of romance.Review Copy Courtesy Of: Entangled Publishing, at no cost via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.