Summary:
Tara Martin -
exceptionally accomplished neurobiology major with a troubled past.
Steven Trent - confident political science major with an irresistible
attraction to Tara. Paul Stratton - history major who is able to hear
spirits. Together, they make up the Society for Paranormal Researchers
at their prestigious New England University. When they're not in class
or writing papers, the three friends are chasing their
passion....ghosts. When the group learns of a local retired couple
trying to sell a house they claim is haunted, they decide to
investigate. As the clues unfold, a familiar spirit interrupts their
investigation and Tara finds her life in danger. Can her friends save
her before it's too late?
Heather's Review:
As someone who lives in a town that has a few haunted houses and a well
known college professor, who has written and co-written many books about
hauntings, I went in with an open mind. I am someone who believes in
the paranormal, so I can be very critical when reading a work of fiction
set in that world. The only downside to this story was that it felt a
bit rushed and could have been longer.
The characters are likeable, the story enjoyable, the science is very
real yet completely understandable, and the dialogue has enough wit to
keep this ghost story from being too dark but still spooky. I loved the
strength and determination of the female lead, Tara Martin, to face the
mystery head on. Steven Trent and Paul Stratton are more than just
secondary characters or sidekicks. They each have their own role in the
group, but work perfectly as a team. Not always something easy to do,
but the author has pulled it off.
I would very much love to read further investigations of the Society of Paranormal Researchers in the future. Haunted
is intriguingly dark and yet not overly horrific or gory. Which makes
this a very good reading selection for those that are interested in
paranormal but can’t quite handle horror.
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