I am not a fan of ghost stories but I manage to make exceptions when it comes to Elizabeth Chandler's books. Don't ask me why though; I'm still in the middle of figuring that out. This book followed the mold that Elizabeth Chandler's books usually fit into but knowing the mold is there gives me faith that I won't have nightmares that night. I don't make sense. Anyway, the mold that I'm talking about is how in the ghosts' lifetimes there was some scandal or tragedy and now they want revenge and the main character, a girl who is put into a situation she isn't accustomed to (usually she's visiting) must figure it all out, the boy next door who knows something, the mean girl who also knows something and either is suspected the whole time only to come out innocent or vice versa, the crazy person, the old person who knows all the secrets. Now that I think about it, Elizabeth Chandler is very predictable. And when it comes to scary stuff, I like predictable.
In this story, Anna is returning to her birth great aunt and uncle's home. When she arrives, she finds out that her great uncle is dead and now she must live with her crazy aunt while she figures out who murdered him. The boy next door is Zack who doesn't have much of a personality. Anna has clues flying at her from every direction pointing at a whole bunch of different suspects and thinks someone else is guilty on every other page.
All in all, it was a pretty good book. The story tied together nicely with all the loose ends tied together in neat little bows. Some of the bows were sad but after all, this is a ghost story. I'm getting bored so I'm going to stop now.
4 stars. I go with my gut.
I love the colors.
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