It just didn’t work for me, and took this from a 3.5 to a 3. It was just a bit too absurd for me, and the descriptions of it weren’t grotesque enough to hold the situation’s weight. If you’ve read it, you likely know what I’m talking about. However, there was one scene towards the end where I really could not suspend my belief. I loved her relationship with Eddie, and I’m…curious…to see what evolves there. I liked Hendricks, but I felt like I didn’t get much of a sense of who she really was, though that aspect was very directly addressed, so I’m excited to see how she grows. It was a classic, well-written haunted house story. While I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed The Merciless series, it was quick, easy to get into, and definitely made me want to keep reading-this book and the series. Review: Danielle Vega is a horror master. With help from the mysterious boy next door, Hendricks makes it her mission to take down the ghosts.

And, then, one night, things take a violent turn. Voices whisper in her ear as she lays in bed. But Hendricks isn’t sure if it’s the demons of her past haunting her …or of the present. Hendricks learns from new friends at school that Steele House–the fixer upper her parents are so excited about–is notorious in town. Forget him. But things don’t go as planned. Hendricks wants to lay low and forget her dark, traumatic past. That’s what Hendricks Becker-O’Malley’s parents said when they moved their family to the tiny town of Drearfield, New York. if they don't take her first.The Haunted (The Haunted #1) by Danielle Vega But Hendricks isn't sure if it's the demons of her past haunting her. Hendricks learns from new friends at school that Steele House-the fixer upper her parents are so excited about-is notorious in town. That's what Hendricks Becker-O'Malley's parents said when they moved their family to the tiny town of Drearfield, New York. ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'S 'BIGGEST AND BEST YA BOOKS OF THE SUMMER'įrom Danielle Vega, YA's answer to Stephen King, comes a new paranormal novel about dark family secrets, deep-seated vengeance, and the horrifying truth that evil often lurks in the unlikeliest of places.Ĭlean slate.

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