Katie Jane Gallagher

Book source ~ Tour

Lanie Adams loves horror movies so never thought she’d be scared shitless when two ghosts show up in her bedroom one day when she’s home sick from school. She decides to investigate the usual reasons for ghosts in a dwelling, but the more she digs the more questions she finds. When she and schoolmate Ryan get into trouble because of their unorthodox method of sleuthing, things start to go horribly wrong.

I went into this with much anticipation. Who doesn’t love a good ghost story and mystery all rolled up into one? While the premise is awesome, the execution falls well short for me. The pacing seems way off and the timeline is wonky. The characters are underdefined and I think, for an introvert who rarely gets involved with her classmates, Lanie puts too much trust too fast into Ryan. The whole middle of the book just drags for me, too. And Lanie just giving in and agreeing with her parents about changing schools gave me whiplash. What the hell?

The beginning and the ending are pretty damn good and Lanie’s lucid dreaming is the coolest thing ever. That’s some seriously creative shit there. The story behind the ghosts is heart breaking and also rage inducing. WTF Overall, the writing could have been better, but the story is compelling.… (meer)