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The Haunting of Alice May
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Alice May Parker moves with her family to the sleepy town of Pacific Grove after her Mom dies, but little does she know the strange and terrifying events to come. When she falls into the bay during a kayaking trip, she is rescued from drowning by the mysterious Henry Raphael. Handsome, old fashioned and cordial, he is unlike any other boy she has known before. Intelligent
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Sometimes when we are lonely, maybe even feel like a misfit, we begin to create things in our mind. Is there actually any kind of dimension people who die are in? Is there a place they stay before they cross over, so to speak? Was Henry in one of these places? Alice wondered where her mother was. Was she dreaming all of this? She isn’t really sure. When she lost her mother and moved to another town with her biologist father and her younger sister, she didn’t think it would be quite so hard. It’s
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This book is not normally one that I would choose to read, but this past year or so I have been trying different genre's so that I am seeing what else is out there. I have to say I really enjoyed this book, the story was original and nothing I have really seen before, either in book form or on TV/films.
Is this a love story? Yes it is, but it's not a soppy romantic book. It's about a teenage girl dealing with a lot a sad and stressful troubles in her life that a girl of that age should not have ...more
Is this a love story? Yes it is, but it's not a soppy romantic book. It's about a teenage girl dealing with a lot a sad and stressful troubles in her life that a girl of that age should not have ...more

It’s not giving anything away to say that Alice May gets saved one day while out on a kayak by Henry. They soon become romantically involved which would be fine were it not for the fact that Henry died 100 years ago and is living in some sort of purgatory. And he’s not the only one ‘living’ this way.
I enjoyed the setting with the descriptions of Alice’s life in the town of Pacific Grove where she lives with her dad and sister after her mum died. I also liked her friends Christian and Emily.
The t ...more
I enjoyed the setting with the descriptions of Alice’s life in the town of Pacific Grove where she lives with her dad and sister after her mum died. I also liked her friends Christian and Emily.
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As you start this novel, you follow Alice, a seventeen year old girl who is tormented by her mother’s sudden death. Her father decided to relocate her and her little sister to a small town on the coast called Pacific Grove. While trying to adapt to her new home, Alice makes a few new friends, but is battling her fear of water.
You watch as Alice grows stronger and out of her shell after she meets Henry, a young man who is a bit out of the ordinary. While starting a relationship with the young man ...more
You watch as Alice grows stronger and out of her shell after she meets Henry, a young man who is a bit out of the ordinary. While starting a relationship with the young man ...more

This is the first book I have read by this author and I have to say I was impressed by the reader friendly writing style and the way the author blends the past and present in a haunting tale. Beginning with Alice May being rescued from near drowning, the tale takes readers into a paranormal adventure that will have them turning the pages and falling into this story.

This is a great book!
Well written ghost story, suspenseful and cleverly developed. Appropriate for most age groups, but probably geared towards YA. I'm looking forward to reading more of the series. ...more
Well written ghost story, suspenseful and cleverly developed. Appropriate for most age groups, but probably geared towards YA. I'm looking forward to reading more of the series. ...more

*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*
The Haunting of Alice May is a ghostly romance for teens and young adult readers. I was reminded very much of the Point Horror books of my own youth, but updated with a Twilight-style romance element – forbidden love between the living and undead.
Here we follow Alice, who has moved with her father and sister to a new town after the death of her mother, as she struggles with her aqu ...more
The Haunting of Alice May is a ghostly romance for teens and young adult readers. I was reminded very much of the Point Horror books of my own youth, but updated with a Twilight-style romance element – forbidden love between the living and undead.
Here we follow Alice, who has moved with her father and sister to a new town after the death of her mother, as she struggles with her aqu ...more

Following the death of her mother, Alice moves to a coastal town with her younger sister and father. Her story begins in the water as Alice is kayaking with newly acquired friends. As the fog rolls in it set the scene for the mysteries ahead. Before the end of chapter one, our heroine is swept into the tumbling waves and saved by a stranger who kisses her without invitation.
As the story unfolds, we are introduced to Henry, the young man who saved Alice from drowning. I struggled to connect with ...more
As the story unfolds, we are introduced to Henry, the young man who saved Alice from drowning. I struggled to connect with ...more

The Haunting of Alice May is a very suspenseful tale that initially appears to be a charmingly romantic ghost story but turns out to be much more. Encompassing several genres such as mystery, YA , fantasy and paranormal. The likable central character, high school girl Alice Parker, is as strong and she is vulnerable and very easy for readers to relate to. Not only does she confront her fear of water throughout the book but bravely puts herself in danger over and over for newfound love and to fin
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The Haunting of Alice May is centered around Alice May Parker. Alice and her family lived in Chicago until the death of her mother. After her mother’s death, Alice’s father decides to move to the small and quaint town of Pacific Grove. On top of trying to come to terms with the death of her mother, Alice now has to try and settle into a new place, a new school and make new friends.
In a bid to fit in and mix with these people, she joins a kayaking trip. Sounds like a great idea right? It would be ...more
In a bid to fit in and mix with these people, she joins a kayaking trip. Sounds like a great idea right? It would be ...more

Mar 24, 2019
Tony Moral
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Tony Lee Moral is an author specialising in mystery and suspense. He has written three books on the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock: Alfred Hitchcock's Movie Making Masterclass (2013) published by MWP books; The Making of Hitchcock's The Birds (2013) published by Kamera Books and Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie (2005) published by Scarecrow Press. Tony was born in Hastings, England in 1971
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