John Hennessy (7)

Horrid. Absolutely horrid! I had such high hopes based on the other reviews, now I wonder if we were reading the same book!

Issue 1: Errors. Spelling errors ("I'll start cutting and gauging..." Er, you mean GOUGING?), point of view errors (the whole thing is supposedly from Romily's point of view, but several times the author uses "me" when referring to another character), and grammatical errors abound.

Issue 2: Rambling. Basically, it feels like someone came up with a bunch of creepy scenes, show more wrote them, then tried to come up with a story to fit. They didn't want to worry too much about consistency or bother to read over what they had previously written, so they contradict or repeat themselves constantly.

Issue 3: Romilly. The main character is totally unrelatable. We learn about her past through haphazard tangents in the story. She makes decisions that are totally incomprehensible for anyone over the age of 8, with no explanation of her motivation to justify it (eg: your best friend is bleeding out on the floor, you were just drugged, so of course when her oh-so-Irish-Catholic grandparents arrive you make them go away). Last but not least, the chocolate and the fainting! Hear a scary story? Faint. See a spider? Faint. Get stressed? Faint. And then of course chocolate solves everything (not just "it makes me feel better" but it literally jumps her from hysteria to completely fine).

Overall, if you're looking for a good paranormal read, look elsewhere. show less

Wonderful fodder for the "Ghost Story Junkie". This is the first book I have read by this author, but I was very impressed with his style of telling the tale. He writes about the paranormal with a style that I have never encountered before. You will BE with Danny in that haunted mansion, becoming an "observer" of the events that occurred in the house. The reader can do nothing less than enjoy this ride. The journey is made even more intriguing after learning what Danny recalls as a show more ten-year-old boy. Of course, everything is magnified and becomes more exciting to his young and impressionable mind, but it doesn't mean that it didn't happen, exactly the way he recalls it. I found it was difficult, if not entirely impossible, to stop reading. There are so many twists in this 162 page story, and just when you think you know the answer...you can start thinking all over again. The ending is truly explosive and unexpected. It's tagged as YA but "ghost story junkies" everywhere, of any age will find it irresistible. show less

OMG, Rocco sucks the blood, then sucks his thumb, and my sick little mind smiles at the picture in my head, as I read about these six year old triplets who go on a murderous rampage, and Marcus knows no one will suspect them, because they are only six years old when the first murder happens…BUT, to really make this a great story, I think John Hennessy needs to make it a full length novel, thus filling in the details and plot holes that left me wanting….MORE.

TALK ABOUT SCARY! I don't often get scared, but how can I not feel for ten year old Danny as I kept pace with his horror. I felt sorry when his girlfriend, Rebecca had disappeared and once he saw the ghost slit a boy's throat who had taken her tooth. How could he protect her when he couldn't protect her tooth? This novel is PERFECT for Halloween and I must read book two!