"The Abandoned" (Graveyard Queen, #0.5)
by Amanda Stevens
Genre:
Paranormal/Ghosts/Romantic Suspense
Reading Grade: Adult
(short story)
Publishing Type:
traditional
Publication Date: March
14, 2011
Source: Kindle store
freebie
Age Rating: 17+
When
her favorite patient at a private mental hospital passes away,
psychology student Ree Hutchins mourns the elderly woman's death. But
more unsettling is her growing suspicion that something unnatural is
shadowing her.
Amateur ghost hunter Hayden Priest believes Ree is being haunted. Even Amelia Gray, known in Charleston as The Graveyard Queen, senses a gathering darkness. Driven by a force she doesn't understand, Ree is compelled to uncover an old secret and put abandoned souls to rest—before she is locked away forever....
Amateur ghost hunter Hayden Priest believes Ree is being haunted. Even Amelia Gray, known in Charleston as The Graveyard Queen, senses a gathering darkness. Driven by a force she doesn't understand, Ree is compelled to uncover an old secret and put abandoned souls to rest—before she is locked away forever....
My Review
I picked up this title
because it was free (still is) and sounded like it had an interesting
premise. It does, but I really couldn't get into this story very
much. It's really more of the plot-driven variety, rather than the
character-driven kind. There's nothing wrong with that at all, but
it's just not my preference.
I found the writing to be
decent quality except for some point-of-view problems here and there.
I think it does a fabulous job with the mystery and the suspense
aspects, so a reader looking for romantic suspense would probably
like this story. I, personally, would have liked to have gotten more
attached to the characters, but I couldn't, since they just weren't
very interesting. They weren't bothersome, either, but were simply
not characters I could get excited about.
This short story is a
prequel to The Restorer, the first novel in the Graveyard
Queen series, and is meant to illustrate what to expect from the
subsequent novels. I was not intrigued enough by this prequel to want
to read any further books in this series, but I think it is a good
story for it's intended audience. So, if you love mystery, adult
romance, and suspense with some ghosts furthering the plot (but, a
story that is light on characterization), then you'll likely want to
download this e-book.
My score: 3 out of 5
stars.
I've downloaded this as well, but haven't read it yet...I'm a character driven reader, so it sounds like it might not be my thing. Still...can't argue with the price. :)
ReplyDelete@BJ: It is a very short read, so I doubt you'd feel you'd wasted your time on it, if you're curious about it.
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