Review: A Note Below
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2014
This is my first exposure to Andrew Butcher's writing.  I enjoyed the differences in cadence, dialect, word choice (as British English is so different from American English).  He created unique characters and setting that interested me.Perhaps I expected "spooky ghost story" to border on the kind of "spooked" I get when reading something from the Horror genre.  On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being completely not scary or spooky to 10 being completely freaked out of my mind, unable to sleep, leaving ALL the lights on in the house), this rates (for me) about a 3.  Very mild.  This opinion may help others who are uncertain whether it'll be too much for them.Reasons why [for me as one reader] this short story rates 3 stars:*the book description hints at themes of romance....but there was none (the relationship between the couples was far from romantic)*seemed more of a cozy mystery than a spooky ghost story*multiple parts of the story seemed to be extraneous and did not contribute to the overall story...and a short is too brief to allow for extra fluff*as a reader, I didn't feel any kind of an emotional reaction; no fright, no "all is right with the world", no smiles, no fear, no anger.  It simply didn't move me.