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The Ulrich Files #1
The Sick House
Some Places Should Stay Abandoned...
Dr. Siegfried Klein has vanished on a mysterious pilgrimage to an abandoned infirmary in the ghost-town of Moonville. The locals in the surrounding areas are tight-lipped, hostile to outsiders. Local legend has it that the old Sick House is packed with spirits, none of them friendly, and that to set foot in it is to enter Hell itself.
Enter Harlan Ulrich, private investigator and skeptic.
Traveling to the site, the detective begins the long process of separating truth from grisly local myth, and during his investigation stumbles upon certain frightful evidence that tries his nerve. He wants to find the doctor in one piece and weathers the hostilities of the locals even as their stories keep him up at night. But the longer he spends in the ghost town of Moonville, the more he feels the influence of something sinister in the shuttered infirmary.
When finally the truth is revealed and the infirmary's sordid past comes to light, will Ulrich manage to escape with his life? Join him as he braves the myth-shadowed unknown and seeks out the missing doctor in The Sick House, a full-length novel of paranormal suspense and horror.
Dr. Siegfried Klein has vanished on a mysterious pilgrimage to an abandoned infirmary in the ghost-town of Moonville. The locals in the surrounding areas are tight-lipped, hostile to outsiders. Local legend has it that the old Sick House is packed with spirits, none of them friendly, and that to set foot in it is to enter Hell itself.
Enter Harlan Ulrich, private investigator and skeptic.
Traveling to the site, the detective begins the long process of separating truth from grisly local myth, and during his investigation stumbles upon certain frightful evidence that tries his nerve. He wants to find the doctor in one piece and weathers the hostilities of the locals even as their stories keep him up at night. But the longer he spends in the ghost town of Moonville, the more he feels the influence of something sinister in the shuttered infirmary.
When finally the truth is revealed and the infirmary's sordid past comes to light, will Ulrich manage to escape with his life? Join him as he braves the myth-shadowed unknown and seeks out the missing doctor in The Sick House, a full-length novel of paranormal suspense and horror.
207 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 16, 2016
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Ambrose Ibsen
58 books662 followersOnce upon a time, a young Ambrose Ibsen discovered a collection of ghost stories on his father's bookshelf. He was never the same again.
Apart from horror fiction, he enjoys good coffee, brewed strong.
Apart from horror fiction, he enjoys good coffee, brewed strong.
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May 7, 2023
At first I thought this would be a horror novel (I mean, look at the cover and title...), but it becomes clear quick that it's a dark mystery/thriller where an unconventionally ill-suited detective takes on a creepy job before he realizes its creepy. If he had realized it was creepy in advance - trust me, this detective would have stayed clear.
I absolutely heart the detective, Ulrich. He's definitely cowardly and doesn't sail with the highest self-esteem. He doesn't like to work hard and long but he coasts by with a meager rep. He needs the inevitable money, and self-respect does still factor in - so when he takes a job he at first assumes will be easy, it's just funny. I loved his awkward style but also the fun stuff about him being a snob about coffee and Sinatra. The man has style but he's also an oddball character who doesn't fit the PI gig as it's usually told in traditional novels and movies - I'd imagine this was more like a private investigator you'd find in real life if you were unlucky with your hiring choice.
The story is rich with eerie atmosphere and its clear the author focuses most of the energy on that. Take an insane asylum that's been shut down, and there's already creepy ambience as a natural given, but you can toss in paranormals and suspenseful pauses and weird lights and small narrow-minded towns, and the chills get heavier.
The writing style is well-done with a heavy complement on crafting characters and bringing them to life - everything from the downward waitress to the seedy motel clerk.
The ambience is brilliantly creepy at the right moments with that thick sense of dread, but sometimes the pacing stumbles. Usually during tense scenes I'm used to shorter, choppier paragraphs or sentences to speed up the heartbeat with the pacing, but Ibsen preferred longer paragraphs and more words to illustrate the horror of the moment - after awhile this distracted me. It works beautifully well with lyrical prose but not so much when it's for drawn out scenes, and this book is mainly filled with drawn out scenes once Ulrich reaches town.
Pacing stumbles aside, I'd recommend this one for mystery fans, especially those who like darker stuff with paranormal bends. Urlrich is a delightfully unique detective who reminds me of the reluctant Scooby Doo/Shaggy pair-up who are only facing creepy mysteries by absolute force, not because they seek them out in the first place.
I will be checking out the second to check out more of the oddball detective's adventures. The story for this one wasn't overly layered (small town, creepy asylum), but the mystery did end on a turn-around quirk that filled in the holes.
I absolutely heart the detective, Ulrich. He's definitely cowardly and doesn't sail with the highest self-esteem. He doesn't like to work hard and long but he coasts by with a meager rep. He needs the inevitable money, and self-respect does still factor in - so when he takes a job he at first assumes will be easy, it's just funny. I loved his awkward style but also the fun stuff about him being a snob about coffee and Sinatra. The man has style but he's also an oddball character who doesn't fit the PI gig as it's usually told in traditional novels and movies - I'd imagine this was more like a private investigator you'd find in real life if you were unlucky with your hiring choice.
The story is rich with eerie atmosphere and its clear the author focuses most of the energy on that. Take an insane asylum that's been shut down, and there's already creepy ambience as a natural given, but you can toss in paranormals and suspenseful pauses and weird lights and small narrow-minded towns, and the chills get heavier.
The writing style is well-done with a heavy complement on crafting characters and bringing them to life - everything from the downward waitress to the seedy motel clerk.
The ambience is brilliantly creepy at the right moments with that thick sense of dread, but sometimes the pacing stumbles. Usually during tense scenes I'm used to shorter, choppier paragraphs or sentences to speed up the heartbeat with the pacing, but Ibsen preferred longer paragraphs and more words to illustrate the horror of the moment - after awhile this distracted me. It works beautifully well with lyrical prose but not so much when it's for drawn out scenes, and this book is mainly filled with drawn out scenes once Ulrich reaches town.
Pacing stumbles aside, I'd recommend this one for mystery fans, especially those who like darker stuff with paranormal bends. Urlrich is a delightfully unique detective who reminds me of the reluctant Scooby Doo/Shaggy pair-up who are only facing creepy mysteries by absolute force, not because they seek them out in the first place.
I will be checking out the second to check out more of the oddball detective's adventures. The story for this one wasn't overly layered (small town, creepy asylum), but the mystery did end on a turn-around quirk that filled in the holes.
July 14, 2016
This Horror story is grimly good. It is creepy and hearing it through my headphones, those voices ringing in my ears? intense!
The narrator, Jake Urry, has the best voices for the characters. the men all sound sinister when they should and sound intelligent. He has a large amount of accents. I love his depiction of women. Such emotion and he is able to capture all ages of the characters. For narration I can only give 5 stars.
I give the book a solid 5 stars because it was chilling and the mystery is consuming.
The writing is great. The wording keeps you involved. Some of the descriptions were so involved, I could almost hear his chair creaking as he swiveled back and forth in thought. I loved it.
The narrator, Jake Urry, has the best voices for the characters. the men all sound sinister when they should and sound intelligent. He has a large amount of accents. I love his depiction of women. Such emotion and he is able to capture all ages of the characters. For narration I can only give 5 stars.
I give the book a solid 5 stars because it was chilling and the mystery is consuming.
The writing is great. The wording keeps you involved. Some of the descriptions were so involved, I could almost hear his chair creaking as he swiveled back and forth in thought. I loved it.
October 3, 2017
THE SICK HOUSE (The Ulrich Files #1), by Ambrose Ibsen is the first in his series featuring Private Investigator, Ulrich. At first I found Ulrich's grumpy, coffee-loving persona to be amusing--and even warranted--when he is approached by a used car salesman, Jerome, with a request to find his missing Uncle.
". . . It's always easier, he reminded himself, if the client doesn't know you hate him . . ."
However, very soon the story became monotonous as Ulrich drove somewhere, drove away, stayed in a horrible excuse for an inn, ate where he was shunned by all, and repeated this sequence several times. The one thing I did find interesting was the "Sick House", itself. Originally known as the "Sylvan Infirmary", it was run by nuns from 1875 until officially 1950. After that, things--and rumors--get murky on details.
". . . If any place on Earth is haunted, its the Sylvan Infirmary . . . It is a place marked by death, and it has an appetite for it . . . "
The story really didn't begin to get interesting, for me, until about 3/4 of the way through. By then, the book was practically over. The details of the interior of the infirmary, as well as those merely hinted at, were something I would have loved to read an entire novel about! As it was, by the time the subject was truly broached, the story was coming to its conclusion.
". . . This place wasn't merely inadequate to be used as an infirmary--it was practically a dungeon."
I truly enjoyed the ending, even though the the "twists" were fairly predictable. While I would definitely be interested in learning more of the sordid past of the Sick House, and the kind of things that went on there after the state "officially" closed them down, I had grown sick of Ulrich by the end, and really wouldn't want to follow him on another of "his" cases.
Overall, three stars for a good story concept (even though it took a while to get to that point), and two stars off for the lack of a likable protagonist and VERY slow beginning.
". . . It's always easier, he reminded himself, if the client doesn't know you hate him . . ."
However, very soon the story became monotonous as Ulrich drove somewhere, drove away, stayed in a horrible excuse for an inn, ate where he was shunned by all, and repeated this sequence several times. The one thing I did find interesting was the "Sick House", itself. Originally known as the "Sylvan Infirmary", it was run by nuns from 1875 until officially 1950. After that, things--and rumors--get murky on details.
". . . If any place on Earth is haunted, its the Sylvan Infirmary . . . It is a place marked by death, and it has an appetite for it . . . "
The story really didn't begin to get interesting, for me, until about 3/4 of the way through. By then, the book was practically over. The details of the interior of the infirmary, as well as those merely hinted at, were something I would have loved to read an entire novel about! As it was, by the time the subject was truly broached, the story was coming to its conclusion.
". . . This place wasn't merely inadequate to be used as an infirmary--it was practically a dungeon."
I truly enjoyed the ending, even though the the "twists" were fairly predictable. While I would definitely be interested in learning more of the sordid past of the Sick House, and the kind of things that went on there after the state "officially" closed them down, I had grown sick of Ulrich by the end, and really wouldn't want to follow him on another of "his" cases.
Overall, three stars for a good story concept (even though it took a while to get to that point), and two stars off for the lack of a likable protagonist and VERY slow beginning.
July 21, 2020
4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Oh this was great! I enjoyed all of it. It’s hard to take a curmudgeon and make me like them so much but Ibsen did exactly that. Oh, how I wish I could get his next adventures !
This was really good ! It was scary and gathered tension, but was not overly gross or gory. It wasn’t nasty or smutty. It stayed on focus and I loved the way he wrote. He has some serious talent. The way he words things speak loud and clearly to me. Excellent!
Back to the creepy factor : It seriously had me sitting scooted up to my kindle peeking between my fingers at some points. There wasn’t even that much language. Though I know you can expect good ole Ulrich to mutter a few things.
And as for Harlan Ulrich the PI, come on, he’s awesome. He’s a coward, he loves great coffee and his thoughts are pretty funny. Though this job was different for him in so many ways. I can’t wait to read more of his adventures and cases.
Oh this was great! I enjoyed all of it. It’s hard to take a curmudgeon and make me like them so much but Ibsen did exactly that. Oh, how I wish I could get his next adventures !
This was really good ! It was scary and gathered tension, but was not overly gross or gory. It wasn’t nasty or smutty. It stayed on focus and I loved the way he wrote. He has some serious talent. The way he words things speak loud and clearly to me. Excellent!
Back to the creepy factor : It seriously had me sitting scooted up to my kindle peeking between my fingers at some points. There wasn’t even that much language. Though I know you can expect good ole Ulrich to mutter a few things.
And as for Harlan Ulrich the PI, come on, he’s awesome. He’s a coward, he loves great coffee and his thoughts are pretty funny. Though this job was different for him in so many ways. I can’t wait to read more of his adventures and cases.
August 13, 2016
Harlan Ulrich is a broken down, second tier private investigator who has seemingly lost the passion for his job. When he is approached by the nephew of a missing doctor he takes the case only because he is almost out of coffee beans. Ulrich loves his coffee. What he didn’t plan on, was taking a road trip to an abandoned infirmary called the Sick House in the ghost town of Moonville. It appears that he is going to have to do some serious investigating this time. Maybe even find his passion. That is if he can survive the secrets buried within the Sick House. Hope the coffee beans are worth it.
The audio for this one was extremely good. The only problem I had with it really was the English accent of the narrator. Not that should be an issue, but the story is based in Ohio. That’s right. Ohio. Crazy. The really interesting part about it is that I think it made the story even better. Jake Urry’s narration was spot on in cadence and tone, pacing and character. Very well done. Besides, everybody knows Ohio is a hotbed for old school English Private Investigators with a penchant for expensive coffee beans. Duh.
An entertaining and enjoyable detective tale with a supernatural spin and an English Ohioan. What’s not to like. I dug it.
I was provided an audio copy of this work by the narrator at no cost in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.
The audio for this one was extremely good. The only problem I had with it really was the English accent of the narrator. Not that should be an issue, but the story is based in Ohio. That’s right. Ohio. Crazy. The really interesting part about it is that I think it made the story even better. Jake Urry’s narration was spot on in cadence and tone, pacing and character. Very well done. Besides, everybody knows Ohio is a hotbed for old school English Private Investigators with a penchant for expensive coffee beans. Duh.
An entertaining and enjoyable detective tale with a supernatural spin and an English Ohioan. What’s not to like. I dug it.
I was provided an audio copy of this work by the narrator at no cost in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.
July 18, 2016
"The Sick House" used to be an infirmary run by nuns but it has lain abandoned since the 1950s. Doctor Siegfried Klein got called out to this deserted place and then vanished. Private Investigator Harlan Ulrich is hired to look into the doctor's disappearance.
This was quite a creepy paranormal suspense story. Don't be put off by the cover, I was expecting a lot of blood and gore, but there wasn't. The horror elements are mainly created by means of detailed and very vivid imagery of surroundings and moods in the vein of traditional stories of haunted houses.
The author took great care to develop his protagonist, PI Harlan Ulrich, fully. It took me a little while to warm up to him as he comes across as a bit of a grumpy old man, but his dogged determination is quite admirable and his obsession with coffee quite funny.
The story itself took a while to get going too but turned into a really engaging, clever murder mystery with supernatural undertones.
The narration of the audiobook was thoroughly fitting for the story. I loved the way Jake Urry made the story sound truly sinister and eerie by skillful use of emphasis, intonation, and pace. The voices he used for the different characters were distinct and believable. It's the first story by British narrator Jake Urry that I've listened to that is set in the US and he succeeded in making it sound authentic. His narration is fantastic for dark and menacing stories. It definitely adds to the experience.
Story 4 stars. Narration 5 stars.
I received the audiobook in exchange for an unbiased review.
This was quite a creepy paranormal suspense story. Don't be put off by the cover, I was expecting a lot of blood and gore, but there wasn't. The horror elements are mainly created by means of detailed and very vivid imagery of surroundings and moods in the vein of traditional stories of haunted houses.
The author took great care to develop his protagonist, PI Harlan Ulrich, fully. It took me a little while to warm up to him as he comes across as a bit of a grumpy old man, but his dogged determination is quite admirable and his obsession with coffee quite funny.
The story itself took a while to get going too but turned into a really engaging, clever murder mystery with supernatural undertones.
The narration of the audiobook was thoroughly fitting for the story. I loved the way Jake Urry made the story sound truly sinister and eerie by skillful use of emphasis, intonation, and pace. The voices he used for the different characters were distinct and believable. It's the first story by British narrator Jake Urry that I've listened to that is set in the US and he succeeded in making it sound authentic. His narration is fantastic for dark and menacing stories. It definitely adds to the experience.
Story 4 stars. Narration 5 stars.
I received the audiobook in exchange for an unbiased review.
October 19, 2016
So. many. words. Which, I know, a book needs words. But there was a lot of extraneous wordage here. And weird word usage. Not quite right words, and totally not right words. My dad has a friend that he fishes with sometimes. One time, when they hadn't gone together, my dad asked him how the fishing had been. His friend said it was "immaculate". Now, most people laugh and roll their eyes, because immaculate is not how fishing goes. But he was using it as a synonym for perfect and it is sort of is, but not the same kind of perfect as he was talking about. So...not quite right.
Also, and this is purely personal, I generally need to like my main characters and there was nothing to like here. At all. If this had been "Horror Island" I would have voted for him to die first. And while there were some somewhat creepy moments, they were almost totally drowned out by the exact details of how the character did everything. This is how he made coffee (like three pages worth with added introspection) and this is how he gets ready for bed. And these are his (numerous) thoughts on how nice the rental SUV is.
Also, and this is purely personal, I generally need to like my main characters and there was nothing to like here. At all. If this had been "Horror Island" I would have voted for him to die first. And while there were some somewhat creepy moments, they were almost totally drowned out by the exact details of how the character did everything. This is how he made coffee (like three pages worth with added introspection) and this is how he gets ready for bed. And these are his (numerous) thoughts on how nice the rental SUV is.
February 27, 2016
Review: THE SICK HOUSE by Ambrose Ibsen
(The Ulrich Files Book 1)
I've been reading Horror and Supernatural for over 6 decades. You think I'd be jaded. Maybe so--but THE SICK HOUSE absolutely blew me out of the water. It has horror plus implacability [you know, you can run but you can't escape], a feckless antihero P.I., a really evil villain, and multiple breathtaking frights. I love it, I bought it, I'm eager for the next!
(The Ulrich Files Book 1)
I've been reading Horror and Supernatural for over 6 decades. You think I'd be jaded. Maybe so--but THE SICK HOUSE absolutely blew me out of the water. It has horror plus implacability [you know, you can run but you can't escape], a feckless antihero P.I., a really evil villain, and multiple breathtaking frights. I love it, I bought it, I'm eager for the next!
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April 30, 2024Ich nehme dieses Hörbuch als Ersatz für The Legend of Sleepy Hollow von Jake Urry, das es bei goodreads nicht gibt, und welches immer noch vollkommen furchtbar ist. Da ändern auch Jahre und Medium nichts dran.
July 14, 2016
This was a wonderfully crafted book. The story was full of haunting events. This was really one good book to listen to on Audio books. The narrator brought the fear and eeriness to life. This is my second book narrated by Jake Urry and I can say it is not going to be my last. I loved the way he performs each character. He has a British accent, but he was able to do several american accents just wonderfully.
I highly recommend this book if you like ghosts, spirits, mysteries and descriptive narration. I have not read anythign by Ambrose Ibsen before, but I will be looking for books by him after this one. It was just that good. I like that the book was not gory and morbid. Ambrose Ibsen set out to create a setting, an emotion, a tone and he succeeded. Excellent audio book.
May 15, 2016
This book is written in a weird manner. The randomly simple then complex sentence structure ruins any chance for the book to have a flow. And it seems like the author would randomly use the thesaurus for random words in a very conspicuous manner. Just odd.
March 18, 2025
For the title of the book I was hoping for a scary read which this wasn't. Felt like not a lot went on in this book either just a lot of description.
March 5, 2016
Glad I stumbled upon this one!!! Very entertaining, fast paced thriller. It'll get you before you know it and leave you wanting more!
April 19, 2020
Meh! I don't know what I have just read. Like you know it didn't get into my system for enjoyment...
Look at the cover, right? Seems like it would be a gore or ok enough horror to read. But the truth is I didn't get the vibe of this tale. Too much details but uninteresting. The flow didn't match the tale too. The story went on as the private detective Harlan Ulrich given the job to find the missing person Dr. Siegfried Klein who has been vanished from a mysterious pilgrimage to an abandoned infirmary in the ghost-town of Moonville. The locals call it the Sick House, rumours that it is packed with spirits, none of them friendly. The Sick House ran by Nun and it has dark past of itself. That's all to know and by the time you read the twist you already finished it. The ending was somehow ok and good to read but nonetheless everything I find a flat and normal read. Not much to say...
Look at the cover, right? Seems like it would be a gore or ok enough horror to read. But the truth is I didn't get the vibe of this tale. Too much details but uninteresting. The flow didn't match the tale too. The story went on as the private detective Harlan Ulrich given the job to find the missing person Dr. Siegfried Klein who has been vanished from a mysterious pilgrimage to an abandoned infirmary in the ghost-town of Moonville. The locals call it the Sick House, rumours that it is packed with spirits, none of them friendly. The Sick House ran by Nun and it has dark past of itself. That's all to know and by the time you read the twist you already finished it. The ending was somehow ok and good to read but nonetheless everything I find a flat and normal read. Not much to say...
June 12, 2020
I'm sure this would have been a lot more frightening had I read it...
(Effing phone)
as a hand copy rather than an audio book. As it is it was creepy, the atmosphere of the entire book is very well done. I liked the lazy P.I. who we follow the entire time. He reminded me a bit of the p.i. from Who Framed Roger Rabbit and so imagining that guy as going to investigate the paranormal was choice. The story was short and sweet and I gobbled it up every chance I got. The ghosts were pretty standard there's not a lot of scares. But that ending was juicy. I dig it and highly recommend it.
There it is and there you have it.
(Effing phone)
as a hand copy rather than an audio book. As it is it was creepy, the atmosphere of the entire book is very well done. I liked the lazy P.I. who we follow the entire time. He reminded me a bit of the p.i. from Who Framed Roger Rabbit and so imagining that guy as going to investigate the paranormal was choice. The story was short and sweet and I gobbled it up every chance I got. The ghosts were pretty standard there's not a lot of scares. But that ending was juicy. I dig it and highly recommend it.
There it is and there you have it.
June 17, 2017
I wasn't sure what to expect going into The Sick House. I find that sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised at what I end up with. In The Sick House, Harlan Ulrich is a struggling PI who take s a job looking for a missing doctor. He was last seen hiking to an old infirmary in a ghost town.
I was indeed pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this story. It had a good mystery mixed with some horror. I particularly liked how the author was able to set up the creepy atmosphere of the old infirmary. Let's just say it's not a place I would go into alone or at night. The story is well written and I was really able to visualize the main character was experiencing.
I listened to the audio version of the book, It was well done and the narrator was great. He is a new to me narrator, but one I would want to listen to again. I do recommend giving this one a try. It looks like it is the first in a series. I'm, hoping to read the next one, Medicine for the Dead soon.
I was indeed pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this story. It had a good mystery mixed with some horror. I particularly liked how the author was able to set up the creepy atmosphere of the old infirmary. Let's just say it's not a place I would go into alone or at night. The story is well written and I was really able to visualize the main character was experiencing.
I listened to the audio version of the book, It was well done and the narrator was great. He is a new to me narrator, but one I would want to listen to again. I do recommend giving this one a try. It looks like it is the first in a series. I'm, hoping to read the next one, Medicine for the Dead soon.
May 8, 2017
When Dr. Siegfried Klein goes missing, Harlan Ulrich, a P.I., is asked to take the case. He accepts it gladly as business is slow, and anyway, how hard can a missing persons case be?? Quite hard actually!!!
I have to start off by saying that this is a case of never judging a book by it's cover!! Initially, when I first saw this and saw the title, I thought this would be gorey and intense horror, but I read some of the reviews and decided to give it a go, and I'm so glad I did because I ended up loving it!!
Ulrich was a slow burn, and by that I mean that it took a little for him to shine. At the start he seems very grumpy and not a very nice man, but the author slowly let's us see exactly who he is and by the end I grew to love the character. I was rooting for him and hoping everything turned out ok!!
The plot was well developed and fairly fast paced. The Sick House was such a creepy setting and learning and discovering the history of the place just made it worse!! While it's a horror, it is always a really good mystery. In order for Ulrich to figure out what happened to the Doctor, he has to figure out about The Sick House first. I couldn't figure out the ending myself!!!
In all, this was a surprisingly good read and one I'd recommend. The author has captured my attention with his descriptive writing and captivating characters. I will definitely check out more by him and can't wait to read the next book in this series.
Wow, Jake Urry was brilliant. He has a very distinctive voice and is able to bring the story alive. He captured the tone of the book perfectly and made the whole experience creepier. He was easy to listen to and knows how to perform!!
I received this audiobook at no-cost from Audiobookworm Promotions. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.
I have to start off by saying that this is a case of never judging a book by it's cover!! Initially, when I first saw this and saw the title, I thought this would be gorey and intense horror, but I read some of the reviews and decided to give it a go, and I'm so glad I did because I ended up loving it!!
Ulrich was a slow burn, and by that I mean that it took a little for him to shine. At the start he seems very grumpy and not a very nice man, but the author slowly let's us see exactly who he is and by the end I grew to love the character. I was rooting for him and hoping everything turned out ok!!
The plot was well developed and fairly fast paced. The Sick House was such a creepy setting and learning and discovering the history of the place just made it worse!! While it's a horror, it is always a really good mystery. In order for Ulrich to figure out what happened to the Doctor, he has to figure out about The Sick House first. I couldn't figure out the ending myself!!!
In all, this was a surprisingly good read and one I'd recommend. The author has captured my attention with his descriptive writing and captivating characters. I will definitely check out more by him and can't wait to read the next book in this series.
Wow, Jake Urry was brilliant. He has a very distinctive voice and is able to bring the story alive. He captured the tone of the book perfectly and made the whole experience creepier. He was easy to listen to and knows how to perform!!
I received this audiobook at no-cost from Audiobookworm Promotions. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.
February 22, 2017
The Sick House
This is an old fashioned haunted house tale with secrets, murders, spirits and underground tunnels. The main character, Harlan Ulrich, an aging private investigator, cares more about coffee beans than people, yet I liked him. He is flawed and quirky and just plain interesting. Needing to pay his rent, he accepts a missing person job. He’s to locate kindly Dr. Siegfried Klein, who disappeared after making a house call in the ghost town of Moonville. Well, neither the doctor nor the ghost town are quite what they seem and Ulrich is determined to get to the bottom of the mysteries despite how over-the-top spooky everything is. Ulrich was probably as scared as I would be the first time he peeked into the old place. Birds were crashing into the windows; the rain was rattling the roof and Ulrich was all alone with only the glow of his cellphone to light his path. Then something grabbed him. As a reader, my heart stopped, but you know, I kept reading. I’m going to look for the next book in the series.
This is an old fashioned haunted house tale with secrets, murders, spirits and underground tunnels. The main character, Harlan Ulrich, an aging private investigator, cares more about coffee beans than people, yet I liked him. He is flawed and quirky and just plain interesting. Needing to pay his rent, he accepts a missing person job. He’s to locate kindly Dr. Siegfried Klein, who disappeared after making a house call in the ghost town of Moonville. Well, neither the doctor nor the ghost town are quite what they seem and Ulrich is determined to get to the bottom of the mysteries despite how over-the-top spooky everything is. Ulrich was probably as scared as I would be the first time he peeked into the old place. Birds were crashing into the windows; the rain was rattling the roof and Ulrich was all alone with only the glow of his cellphone to light his path. Then something grabbed him. As a reader, my heart stopped, but you know, I kept reading. I’m going to look for the next book in the series.
August 10, 2016
Great story just not scary or belong in the horror genre in any way. Kind of boring.
May 4, 2017
Harlan Ulrich is a private investigator and he’s just about out of coffee. He needs a case that will pay well enough to make rent and replenish his kitchen. Dr. Klein has gone missing and his friend has already checked all the usual possibilities. He needs a professional to investigate. So Ulrich is off to the small town of Moonville, Dr. Klein’s last known location.
This was a dark piece of fiction that kept me entertained. It wasn’t a gore fest, which I was concerned about due to the cover art. There was some descriptive scary bits here and there but it wasn’t gratuitous. Ulrich is an interesting character. With a name like Harlan Ulrich, how could he not be? He has this coffee fetish that keeps coming up throughout the story. The quality of the coffee really affects his mood and I can understand that. I say better no coffee than bad coffee.
Set in mostly in Moonville, Ohio, the folks are small-town minded. They like to keep their town secrets and while curious about outsiders, they aren’t jumping to open up about the past. Ulrich has to do some digging to learn about the Sick House, which was an infirmary run by nuns and was shut down some decades ago. Dr. Klein once worked there and Ulrich makes a visit to the run down place. What he finds gives him the creeps and he’s hesitant to return a second time.
Mysterious notes follow and he finds a person who once worked there that can shed some light on the past. Here is the one weak spot in the plot. Once a certain character is brought up, it really becomes clear what happened so the rest of the book is just watching Ulrich piece it together and find evidence. It was still an entertaining read. I really didn’t know if Ulrich would fall prey to some supernatural entity and have to make a run for it (there’s at least 3 books in the series, so I know he lives) or perhaps burn the place down. So that was exciting to see how the author would wrap things up in a way that leaves Ulrich and his travel coffee mug free to do PI stuff another day.
The ending was a satisfying one. Old wrongs are acknowledged and some things are set to rights. The mystery of the missing Dr. Klein is neatly wrapped up. I look forward to Book 2!
I received a free copy of this book via The Audiobook Worm.
The Narration: Jake Urry has a mesmerizing voice. I really do like it but here I have to give him a B for final product even as I give him an A for effort. He has an English accent that he does a pretty good job of tucking away for this Ohio based story. Yet sometimes there are certain words that get a very distinct English accent. Still, even with this, I really liked his voice for Ulrich. He has a rich deep voice that can gripe about bad coffee or show fear in the face of some paranormal unknown. Urry also did a great job with keeping his character voices distinct and his female voices were pretty good.
This was a dark piece of fiction that kept me entertained. It wasn’t a gore fest, which I was concerned about due to the cover art. There was some descriptive scary bits here and there but it wasn’t gratuitous. Ulrich is an interesting character. With a name like Harlan Ulrich, how could he not be? He has this coffee fetish that keeps coming up throughout the story. The quality of the coffee really affects his mood and I can understand that. I say better no coffee than bad coffee.
Set in mostly in Moonville, Ohio, the folks are small-town minded. They like to keep their town secrets and while curious about outsiders, they aren’t jumping to open up about the past. Ulrich has to do some digging to learn about the Sick House, which was an infirmary run by nuns and was shut down some decades ago. Dr. Klein once worked there and Ulrich makes a visit to the run down place. What he finds gives him the creeps and he’s hesitant to return a second time.
Mysterious notes follow and he finds a person who once worked there that can shed some light on the past. Here is the one weak spot in the plot. Once a certain character is brought up, it really becomes clear what happened so the rest of the book is just watching Ulrich piece it together and find evidence. It was still an entertaining read. I really didn’t know if Ulrich would fall prey to some supernatural entity and have to make a run for it (there’s at least 3 books in the series, so I know he lives) or perhaps burn the place down. So that was exciting to see how the author would wrap things up in a way that leaves Ulrich and his travel coffee mug free to do PI stuff another day.
The ending was a satisfying one. Old wrongs are acknowledged and some things are set to rights. The mystery of the missing Dr. Klein is neatly wrapped up. I look forward to Book 2!
I received a free copy of this book via The Audiobook Worm.
The Narration: Jake Urry has a mesmerizing voice. I really do like it but here I have to give him a B for final product even as I give him an A for effort. He has an English accent that he does a pretty good job of tucking away for this Ohio based story. Yet sometimes there are certain words that get a very distinct English accent. Still, even with this, I really liked his voice for Ulrich. He has a rich deep voice that can gripe about bad coffee or show fear in the face of some paranormal unknown. Urry also did a great job with keeping his character voices distinct and his female voices were pretty good.
May 13, 2022
Ambrose Ibsen's books are more than pure ghoststories. In 'The Sick House' different themes are combined, so that the macabre ghost story can also be read as a coming of age novel.
Harlan Ulrich is an intriguing character. There are two things this private detective can't afford to miss and those are coffee and Frank Sinatra's songs. In my experience, The Voice's music always enhances the atmosphere in Ulrich's situation and gives it a funny joke. What makes this main character really interesting is that he is a private detective who tries to avoid physical danger as much as possible, but confronts the occult danger.
In addition, Ulrich develops from a skeptic to someone who believes in the supernatural. As a result, the story can be counted as coming of age. Ibsen does not spare his main character and puts him in macabre situations, which are recognizable or terrifying. The tension is therefore high and the author knows how to maintain it in the right way.
The motif of the handprint is not only scary, but also represents the beginning of Ulrich's turnaround. Lurid and imaginative, this shows the beginning of the process in which different subjects (personal boundaries, guilt and innocence, letting go of certainties) touch each other.
And that brings me to the theme. In my experience, the story is about crossing boundaries to get to the truth. His professional demeanor also crosses a personal line that makes him someone who believes in the supernatural. Some other characters also cross boundaries and this creates interesting conflict.
In my opinion, this book from the oeuvre of Ambrose Ibsen touches on the work of M.R. James aptly. As with the English grandmaster of the ghost story, history and especially local history plays a very important role in the story. The strength of Ibsen here is not only a realistic representation of the resistance encountered by contemporary and historical research from outside within a community, but also the convincing representation of the ambiguity of man. I feel this dark irony is wonderful.
In short, because of the development of the main character and the theme, this is a ghost story with depth. Not only is it suitable for readers of horror books, but also for the more literary readers this mustread is recommended #thesickhouse #ambroseibsen
Harlan Ulrich is an intriguing character. There are two things this private detective can't afford to miss and those are coffee and Frank Sinatra's songs. In my experience, The Voice's music always enhances the atmosphere in Ulrich's situation and gives it a funny joke. What makes this main character really interesting is that he is a private detective who tries to avoid physical danger as much as possible, but confronts the occult danger.
In addition, Ulrich develops from a skeptic to someone who believes in the supernatural. As a result, the story can be counted as coming of age. Ibsen does not spare his main character and puts him in macabre situations, which are recognizable or terrifying. The tension is therefore high and the author knows how to maintain it in the right way.
The motif of the handprint is not only scary, but also represents the beginning of Ulrich's turnaround. Lurid and imaginative, this shows the beginning of the process in which different subjects (personal boundaries, guilt and innocence, letting go of certainties) touch each other.
And that brings me to the theme. In my experience, the story is about crossing boundaries to get to the truth. His professional demeanor also crosses a personal line that makes him someone who believes in the supernatural. Some other characters also cross boundaries and this creates interesting conflict.
In my opinion, this book from the oeuvre of Ambrose Ibsen touches on the work of M.R. James aptly. As with the English grandmaster of the ghost story, history and especially local history plays a very important role in the story. The strength of Ibsen here is not only a realistic representation of the resistance encountered by contemporary and historical research from outside within a community, but also the convincing representation of the ambiguity of man. I feel this dark irony is wonderful.
In short, because of the development of the main character and the theme, this is a ghost story with depth. Not only is it suitable for readers of horror books, but also for the more literary readers this mustread is recommended #thesickhouse #ambroseibsen
March 19, 2017
This, THIS is what all of the horror novels I've been reading lately have been trying to achieve. (I'm looking at you, Sight Unseen: The Haunting Of Blackstone Manor.) I started reading and finished in the same day, reading obsessively at every opportunity to grab a few more pages. It helped that it was a relatively short book, but if it had been longer I don't think that that would have stopped me--I just would have been really tired the next morning.
I was a little skeptical at the slow start, including the excruciatingly detailed description of making coffee. Later I realized that love of coffee was an integral part of the character, and so it bothered me less, but the slow start may have been a little too slow. But keep going through the first chapter--a bit of overwriting occasionally did nothing to take away from the rest of the work, and the prose definitely tightens up as you move through the book.
Luckily, I kept going through the descriptions of making coffee, a barren office and a leeching cold to get into the meat of the story, because then I was hooked. Our hero PI Harlan Ulrich starts as a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic of all things supernatural, and he begins his missing person case with no time for the "superstitions" surrounding this target's last known location. Since this was labeled as an "occult thriller" by Kindle, I knew that this wasn't going to last, but I was grateful that Harlan was a smart enough man to realize when he was up against something not of this world sooner rather than later. He wasn't one of those main characters who persists in believing that there's "nothing out of the ordinary" here when all the evidence tells him otherwise, and I liked that. Sometimes you spend half the book waiting for the protagonist to admit that there's something more going on, and that just gets old.
Ibsen threw in enough elements to keep you guessing just how much was really supernatural and how much had other explanations, but he kept that restrained as we moved closer and closer to the white-knuckle ending. Too many details will spoil it, but I will say that everything he had built toward had an ultimate payoff in the end. I didn't realize that I was reading a #1 at the time, so I was convinced that that would be the last we saw of our intrepid PI. Now that I know it's a series, I'll definitely be checking out the rest of his adventures.
I was a little skeptical at the slow start, including the excruciatingly detailed description of making coffee. Later I realized that love of coffee was an integral part of the character, and so it bothered me less, but the slow start may have been a little too slow. But keep going through the first chapter--a bit of overwriting occasionally did nothing to take away from the rest of the work, and the prose definitely tightens up as you move through the book.
Luckily, I kept going through the descriptions of making coffee, a barren office and a leeching cold to get into the meat of the story, because then I was hooked. Our hero PI Harlan Ulrich starts as a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic of all things supernatural, and he begins his missing person case with no time for the "superstitions" surrounding this target's last known location. Since this was labeled as an "occult thriller" by Kindle, I knew that this wasn't going to last, but I was grateful that Harlan was a smart enough man to realize when he was up against something not of this world sooner rather than later. He wasn't one of those main characters who persists in believing that there's "nothing out of the ordinary" here when all the evidence tells him otherwise, and I liked that. Sometimes you spend half the book waiting for the protagonist to admit that there's something more going on, and that just gets old.
Ibsen threw in enough elements to keep you guessing just how much was really supernatural and how much had other explanations, but he kept that restrained as we moved closer and closer to the white-knuckle ending. Too many details will spoil it, but I will say that everything he had built toward had an ultimate payoff in the end. I didn't realize that I was reading a #1 at the time, so I was convinced that that would be the last we saw of our intrepid PI. Now that I know it's a series, I'll definitely be checking out the rest of his adventures.
July 24, 2017
Boy I have missed reading this genre, and this one was Very good! A creepy but fun story. I wouldn't really call this horror, thriller - maybe, spooky - kind of, dark - definitely! I did get some goosebumps in a few spots.
The main character, Harlan Ulrich was not supposed to be all that likeable... and yet - I liked him. He seemed real to me. He admitted his failures and fears and doubts. He was unsure of himself and still he pushed on, not giving up till he found some answers.
The descriptions in this book are amazing. It definitely gives you the feeling of being right there, which I am not sure is a good thing or not, LOL.
I am already signed up to review the next "Ulrich File" book - Medicine For the Dead. I am really looking forward to this book as well. I will be posting my review on Aug. 10th.
MY THOUGHTS on the audio -
This reader was excellent! I loved him, I loved his voice, the accent - kind of sexy! In a creepy, dark, horror story kind of way lol. But seriously - he made the book for me! And I am really looking forward to listening to him on the second one!
This doesn't happen often. I am very picky with readers. And seldom like them as much as I did this one. So - two thumbs up!
If you want to get your creep on - this is a quick and enjoyable read (nothing too graphic, gross, or violent). Try it in audio or read it yourself!
I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this audiobook from Audiobookworm Promotions - Thank You!
The main character, Harlan Ulrich was not supposed to be all that likeable... and yet - I liked him. He seemed real to me. He admitted his failures and fears and doubts. He was unsure of himself and still he pushed on, not giving up till he found some answers.
The descriptions in this book are amazing. It definitely gives you the feeling of being right there, which I am not sure is a good thing or not, LOL.
I am already signed up to review the next "Ulrich File" book - Medicine For the Dead. I am really looking forward to this book as well. I will be posting my review on Aug. 10th.
MY THOUGHTS on the audio -
This reader was excellent! I loved him, I loved his voice, the accent - kind of sexy! In a creepy, dark, horror story kind of way lol. But seriously - he made the book for me! And I am really looking forward to listening to him on the second one!
This doesn't happen often. I am very picky with readers. And seldom like them as much as I did this one. So - two thumbs up!
If you want to get your creep on - this is a quick and enjoyable read (nothing too graphic, gross, or violent). Try it in audio or read it yourself!
I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this audiobook from Audiobookworm Promotions - Thank You!
May 20, 2017
Harlan Ulrich is an unsuccessful, lazy private investigator. He doesn't like his clients, he is bored to tears with the cases that come his way --mainly observations of cheating spouses.
Enter Jerome, the nephew of Dr. Klein who has gone missing in the Sick House near a small place called Moonville.
Ulrich doesn't want this job, but he needs money, not least to be able to buy special coffee, which is his passion.
Payment arranged, he sets out to search for the missing doctor.
The inhabitants of Moonville are very hostile, and the Sick House has a very bad reputation.
Soon, Ulrich feels watched and haunted, and he doubts what he experienced, but is inclined to go back home. However, he is too curious and too proud to drop the case, and so he returns to the Sick House to find all his nightmares come true.
Ulrich isn't a very likeable main protagonist, but I rooted for him. Maybe all his shortcomings are what makes him so very convincing. The story is creepy, the whole atmosphere be it in the Sick House itself, or in Moonville, makes you want to run. However, the author doesn't drown you in gory stuff, at least not too much. The ending is satisfying. You can choose what you want to believe -- the creepy horror, or the scientific explanation.
This was the first time I strayed into the horror genre since I read IT (by Stephen King) decades ago and had nightmares for ages (and don't remind me of The Silence of the Lambs, which I saw on the big screen). However, when I saw that Jake Urry was the narrator, I decided to give it a go. I didn't regret it. In my opinion, Jake Urry was the perfect choice for this story. I can't really describe it, but his voice seems to lend itself for creepy stuff (though I'm convinced he's be just as good at whatever genre he chooses to read).
I'll certainly follow this series up by listening to the next file.
Disclaimer: I received this audiobook at no-cost from Audiobookworm Promotions. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
Enter Jerome, the nephew of Dr. Klein who has gone missing in the Sick House near a small place called Moonville.
Ulrich doesn't want this job, but he needs money, not least to be able to buy special coffee, which is his passion.
Payment arranged, he sets out to search for the missing doctor.
The inhabitants of Moonville are very hostile, and the Sick House has a very bad reputation.
Soon, Ulrich feels watched and haunted, and he doubts what he experienced, but is inclined to go back home. However, he is too curious and too proud to drop the case, and so he returns to the Sick House to find all his nightmares come true.
Ulrich isn't a very likeable main protagonist, but I rooted for him. Maybe all his shortcomings are what makes him so very convincing. The story is creepy, the whole atmosphere be it in the Sick House itself, or in Moonville, makes you want to run. However, the author doesn't drown you in gory stuff, at least not too much. The ending is satisfying. You can choose what you want to believe -- the creepy horror, or the scientific explanation.
This was the first time I strayed into the horror genre since I read IT (by Stephen King) decades ago and had nightmares for ages (and don't remind me of The Silence of the Lambs, which I saw on the big screen). However, when I saw that Jake Urry was the narrator, I decided to give it a go. I didn't regret it. In my opinion, Jake Urry was the perfect choice for this story. I can't really describe it, but his voice seems to lend itself for creepy stuff (though I'm convinced he's be just as good at whatever genre he chooses to read).
I'll certainly follow this series up by listening to the next file.
Disclaimer: I received this audiobook at no-cost from Audiobookworm Promotions. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
March 21, 2017
Damn the goodreads rating system, why can we not give half stars?
Anyway, this was a fairly short read, not amazing but not horrible either. I thought the cover was cool, very eye catching. The plot and characters are believable, and the resolution is as well, though it's a bit contrived and I prefer the protagonist to have to earn his happy ending. The first half was a bit tough going, and the second half was too fast, but I did find myself wondering what was going to happen next, which of course is the important part.
The one complaint I have about the book is that the author is very wordy, and has a tendency to over describe things that just aren't important. Show don't tell doesn't mean adding extra pointless detail. For third person limited, the author's voice doesn't sound much like a PI, but that's a creative choice I suppose. One other pet peeve - people don't gulp when they're scared. Cartoons do, or bad Disney specials, but not real people, and certainly not like three or four times per scene.
Overall, I would read another book by this author based on this read.
Anyway, this was a fairly short read, not amazing but not horrible either. I thought the cover was cool, very eye catching. The plot and characters are believable, and the resolution is as well, though it's a bit contrived and I prefer the protagonist to have to earn his happy ending. The first half was a bit tough going, and the second half was too fast, but I did find myself wondering what was going to happen next, which of course is the important part.
The one complaint I have about the book is that the author is very wordy, and has a tendency to over describe things that just aren't important. Show don't tell doesn't mean adding extra pointless detail. For third person limited, the author's voice doesn't sound much like a PI, but that's a creative choice I suppose. One other pet peeve - people don't gulp when they're scared. Cartoons do, or bad Disney specials, but not real people, and certainly not like three or four times per scene.
Overall, I would read another book by this author based on this read.
October 19, 2019
Harlan Ulrich is a private investigator. Due to his reasonable rates, he has been hired to find Dr. Siegfried Klein who disappeared after receiving a request for assistance from a medical facility in the town of Moonville. Either find the doctor or why he disappeared. Sounds fairly straightforward but there are several issues that complicate matters. Moonville is a ghost-town, the facility has been abandoned for several decades and is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of past patients. The more Harlan investigated; the more hair-raising encounters were discovered. The longer Harlan stayed, the more he wanted to leave. Will Harlan find the doctor or determine what happened to him? Will Harlan escape the morass of Moonville and keep his sanity? Jake Urry, the narrator, is fantastic with this genre. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
May 5, 2017
El investigador privado Harlan Ulrich está encargado de buscar a un médico desaparecido en el pueblo de Moonville dentro del hospital abandonado conocido como *Sick House*.
Sick House fue construido a principios de los 50´s y fue administrado por una orden de monjas que atendieron a los enfermos hasta que terminó por cerrar un par de años después debido a una serie de incidentes en dónde la gente murió o desapareció sin dejar rastro.
La historia se desarrolla bien al principio pero luego empieza a caer y a dejar huecos como un queso gruyere. El final no fue el mejor ya que hubo una serie de misterios que se dejaron al aire y terminó siendo un final apresurado. Un cuento que tenía un gran potencial si se hubiera desarrollado un poco más.
Sick House fue construido a principios de los 50´s y fue administrado por una orden de monjas que atendieron a los enfermos hasta que terminó por cerrar un par de años después debido a una serie de incidentes en dónde la gente murió o desapareció sin dejar rastro.
La historia se desarrolla bien al principio pero luego empieza a caer y a dejar huecos como un queso gruyere. El final no fue el mejor ya que hubo una serie de misterios que se dejaron al aire y terminó siendo un final apresurado. Un cuento que tenía un gran potencial si se hubiera desarrollado un poco más.
April 7, 2019
Editor
Hello, as an editor I always see the errors in everything I read; not that I want to. However, one or two errors are inevitable, even after editing. Unfortunately your novel had many many more errors in it. This is frustrating for most readers. More than once I set the book aside because of really basic mistakes that a writer should have a better grasp on. It is your lack of understanding of language that cost you a 5 star rating from me. The story was very good, character development was very good, progression was very good. In the future, hire a good editor. You want to set a standard through your work that will encourage word of mouth advertising, and build a fan base.
Hello, as an editor I always see the errors in everything I read; not that I want to. However, one or two errors are inevitable, even after editing. Unfortunately your novel had many many more errors in it. This is frustrating for most readers. More than once I set the book aside because of really basic mistakes that a writer should have a better grasp on. It is your lack of understanding of language that cost you a 5 star rating from me. The story was very good, character development was very good, progression was very good. In the future, hire a good editor. You want to set a standard through your work that will encourage word of mouth advertising, and build a fan base.
June 1, 2019
Tame with not enough ghosts
I like haunted house stories. I read several of them a year and I really like when an author gives us lots of time with the haunt. This story does not do that though. We spend a lot of time with the mystery and the PI, and very little time actually exploring the ghosts or the haunted sick house. The few moments we are in the sick house feel rushed. And they lack any scare, probably because they feel so rushed. Over all this isn’t a bad read, it just wasn’t for me. I don’t really find Ulrich to be a compelling character. So I probably won’t pick up the next adventure of his, but if you are looking for something to pass the time that is more mystery than horror, this would be a perfect pick.
I like haunted house stories. I read several of them a year and I really like when an author gives us lots of time with the haunt. This story does not do that though. We spend a lot of time with the mystery and the PI, and very little time actually exploring the ghosts or the haunted sick house. The few moments we are in the sick house feel rushed. And they lack any scare, probably because they feel so rushed. Over all this isn’t a bad read, it just wasn’t for me. I don’t really find Ulrich to be a compelling character. So I probably won’t pick up the next adventure of his, but if you are looking for something to pass the time that is more mystery than horror, this would be a perfect pick.
February 13, 2017
Downloaded this book as a test for my new kindle and started reading it with low expectations if I'm honest.
However the more I read, the more engrossed I became in the story. With only 160 pages it was a very easy read, and a surprising page turner! Packed with imaginative and intense descriptions I really felt like I was in the Sick House with Ulrich.
I didnt really get a chance to get attached to the characters as much as I'd like given the length of the book but I'm keen to read the next books in the series to see where the character go from here.
Small grammatical errors were slightly disappointing but they wouldn't deter me from reading more books by this author.
However the more I read, the more engrossed I became in the story. With only 160 pages it was a very easy read, and a surprising page turner! Packed with imaginative and intense descriptions I really felt like I was in the Sick House with Ulrich.
I didnt really get a chance to get attached to the characters as much as I'd like given the length of the book but I'm keen to read the next books in the series to see where the character go from here.
Small grammatical errors were slightly disappointing but they wouldn't deter me from reading more books by this author.
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