Review: It had me....but then....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
First of all, I absolutely adored the premise of the story.  I'm an avid paranormal investigation nerd, so the setup was great.  The cover even drew me in.I also adored the sinister Elisabeth McBride and the heart breaking back story of why she has become such a dark force in the house.  (That is ALL I'm saying about that because I would ramble on and give everything away. LOL)Where the author lost me was in the development of the characters that were not of the ghostly variety.  There were peeks and teases, and eventual "sort of" revelations, but it felt wooden, and didn't really let me connect to them as people.  They all seemed to have a genuine reason for being attracted to the paranormal, but I felt like the author cheated us out of developing real sympathy for them.Another issue was that dialogue fluctuated between seeming realistic to stilted and unreal.  There also seemed to be some points (especially at the beginning of the book) where paragraphs were choppy and broke the sense of foreboding that a book of this nature should have.HOWEVER....I do think this author has a gift for telling a story, and with some tweaking & confidence will become a very entertaining storyteller.  I hope she will consider revamping this book to flesh out her non-paranormal characters, and to give us consistent dialogue to keep us in the thrill of the moment.I would definitely give this author's work a chance in the future, and I wish her the best.