Review: Hauntingly Creative
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2013
Twenty six chapters of creativity that will haunt you. If you enjoy a good ghost story, you'll love this one. I'm usually more of a romantic suspense genre person, but this one caught my eye since I wrote a short story about a haunted lake, and I'm writing a mystery series set on Dead Lake in Florida. I loved the characters John and Daniel and the heroine, Rachel. Her transition was enjoyable from a city girl who cared about fancy parties and art galleries to a person who could enjoy the lake and woods, peace and quiet. Problem was, it wasn't what it appeared to be at first. Yet, one of the two men she met captured her heart as well as the lake. When she went back to the city, it no longer held the same charm it once did, and she couldn't wait to return to the lake. Ironically, her best friend tried to talk her into going to the lake to spend some time with her, but Rachel was too busy to ever find the time. Wanting to feel closer to her friend and wishing she'd taken her up on her offer, she went to Misty Lake to discover the charm her friend, Mary Beth, said it held. She discovered much more,but would she end up a haunting herself? I loved the ending and though I did notice a few minor errors, nothing to take away from the plot or storyline, I still have to give this one a five because I thought it was so original and creative. I loved the way the author wove in the theme of friendship and how powerful friendship is. Each of the three main characters were fighting their own demons of tragedy, in a way, and they encountered more at the lake. Sticking together as three friends provided them with the power they needed to fight their personal demons. But, would it be enough to fight what the lake had harbored for years? When someone from the city showed up, things only became more complicated. This reminded me a bit of my novel Whispering Cypress because it was when the heroine's city friend showed up, that the real problems began, as it is with Haunted Lake. If you want to be scared and love ghost stories and mystery, check out Haunted Lake. You might learn how to brave a few demons of your own.