The Haunting of Blackwood House | 
pickThis was a good book and a great ghost story. My only issue with it was the protagonist, Mars, was insufferable. Because she grew up in a home with spiritualists and (some) fake mediums, she was so close-minded and stubborn that I almost didn‘t finish the book. It did get better later, but OMG!!
As the daughter of spiritualists, Mara's childhood was filled with séances and scam mediums. Now she's ready to start over with her fiancé, Neil, far away from the superstitions she's learned to loathe...but her past isn't willing to let her go so easily.
And neither is Blackwood House.
pickIt was a slow-moving book, and maybe not super-original, but it was scary. I had a hard time heading to the basement to clean my cats‘ litter box the one evening I‘d been reading the book! Because of that, it gets a high rating from me. The book did its job to scare me, as any good horror should.
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My second Darcy Coates book and what got me to want to read many more by her!
panLast year, I finished off my Halloween reading with The Haunting of Ashburn House. I really loved it so I thought I‘d give another Darcy Coates book a try. So I reached for The Haunting of Blackwood House, but unfortunately this one let me down.
Full, very sarcastic, review here: https://wildwoodreads.com/2021/10/30/the-haunting-of-blackwood-house-review/
Here's hoping this turns out to be a great read
pickI am a sucker for a good haunted house story and this one was pretty good. It‘s only the second Darcy Coates book I‘ve read and I would definitely read more of her work. It‘s a very G-Rated style of writing. Mara loses her job and purchases an old abandoned house. She was raised by spiritualists. She doesn‘t believe in ghosts. She‘s in denial her house is haunted despite the repeated ghostly occurrences and her boyfriend‘s warnings. #MountTBR
pick4/5⭐
I enjoyed this immensely!
A typical (somewhat cliche) haunted house story, but oddly that's what made me like it so much. I didn't want to put this down, but did at night because I'm a giant chicken and was scared to read this in the dark 😅
I'll surely be picking up more from Coates!
pickThis is the third Darcy Coates book I‘ve read in the past few weeks and it‘s been my favorite so far. Nothing new or groundbreaking, but they‘re solid, fun ghost stories. I‘m going to move onto some other horror authors for now - especially as we‘re heading into October - but I‘ll definitely revisit Coates‘ catalog of books again. 👻
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Could you survive a week in a haunted house?
Mara is the daughter of spiritualists. Her childhood was filled with seances, scam mediums and talk of ghostly presences.
When Mara finally left her family's home, she vowed she would never allow superstition or false religion into her life again...
It‘s almost the season...getting ready by stocking up on some creepy reads! 👻🎃 That‘s a LOT of haunting.
This book is s.c.a.r.y. 😬👻
Just made my husband go upstairs with me to feed the cats because this book has turned me into a 5 year old.
"Jenny, their real estate agent, seemed to live in a perpetual state of oxygen depervation."
Love it.
Bad week for reading between my daughters birthday, her party on the weekend, and working on orders. Then I couldn't find my kindle for a whole day ... I should have known it was in my yarn bag lol. Can't wait to finish up this one. Hopefully I'll get a little more free time
New day, new week, new book, new wip!
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pickA creepy, ghostly read from the pen of Darcy Coates. I have always loved stories about buying abandoned old houses and encountering spirits, and this one lived up to my expectations. In fact I have an unfinished manuscript of my own lying in a drawer...maybe one day I will complete it.
pickAnother lovely ghost story from one of my favorite authors! I‘m now going to continue the story with Graham House.
It‘s taking me a long time to get through this one, simply because it‘s an Audible book and I usually listen on my way home from work. It‘s the Summer school holidays at the moment so no work for me, but I go back next week after 6 weeks off. Got to love working in a school!
pickAnother Darcy Coates haunted house book that I enjoyed. Mara was raised by spiritualists and is determined that ghosts do not exist and has no problem purchasing a home with a dark, morbid history. Sometimes her resistance was a bit annoying but some great imagery and bumps in the night. I have decided that Darcy Coates is my grown up version to my adolescent love of R.L. Stine.
I was always told you should spend New Year‘s Day doing what you want to do all year. I took an awesome nap and am now back to reading my book with hot chocolate in my new mug 💜 if my year looks like this it would be amazing!
I was going to go get a stuffed black cat to pose with books for today‘s #OctoberPutASpellOnYou photo, but my real life #BlackCat, Max, is sly and has ninja skills when it comes to turning my well intentioned audiobook cleaning sessions into an afternoon of #AudiobookAndChill! He doesn‘t generally hold still long enough for a pic, so I took the opportunity to snap a shot of his adorable face!
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panI‘m beginning to think that I am no longer afraid of scary stories. This book had a good premise but...I hated the heroine. She ruined it all for me. 2/5 stars
pickI love a good haunted house tale. A fun romp with some good backstory. I did sometimes get rather irked with the main character who could be very pigheaded and judgmental. But she did have some redeeming qualities. I definitely felt this one was a practice for the authors amazing tale of the Carrow Haunt. I did want just a bit more from this one; more suspense, more haunting, more house and ghost history. But overall, a lot of fun!
#BookNBrunch! A fresh pot of Earl Grey tea with local raw honey, scrambled eggs & cheese, crispy bacon, buttered toast, and, of course, tots! 😋 This has been another production of #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads and happy eats! 📚🍳☕️
#BookNDinner! Baked teriyaki salmon with creamed spinach, accompanied by chilled sparkling lemon water. 😋 This has been another production of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen! Happy reads & happy eats!
