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It was okay. Just really slow.
Five stars first 30%, two stars last 50%. What a nosedive! Still fairly enjoyable but the whole thing slipped out of the author's hands. Characters who were important in the first third are gone entirely from the rest of the book, while the book introduces a character or two out of left field who exist solely to be a cartoonish menace or exposition source.
I'm happy things got explained but sheesh did this thing lose steam for that last half. What should have been a thrilling, fearsome climax was ...more
I'm happy things got explained but sheesh did this thing lose steam for that last half. What should have been a thrilling, fearsome climax was ...more
McMahon has yet to write a book that hasn't sucked me in and wrung me out.
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If you could have seven more days to spend with a loved one after he or she died would you take it? Sara Shea from 1908 Vermont does not need to think twice about this question; her daughter, Gertie, tragically died when she fell down a well. She learned how from an Indian who raised her after her mother died.
In present day Vermont on the isolated farm that Sara Shea and her husband Martin lived, Alice Washburne is raising her 19 year old daughter, Ruthie, and younger sister, Fawn. When Ruthie ...more
In present day Vermont on the isolated farm that Sara Shea and her husband Martin lived, Alice Washburne is raising her 19 year old daughter, Ruthie, and younger sister, Fawn. When Ruthie ...more
A fun ghost story set in a small town near the woods. Really good most of the time though it veered off course in the middle for awhile. Perfect spooky read though.
A creepy, atmospheric read with just the right amount of ambiguity in the ending.
A strange, scary story!
Oct 17, 2013
Melissa Seng
marked it as to-read
Jan 17, 2014
Ann
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Feb 03, 2014
Ryan Mac
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Dec 04, 2014
miteypen
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Nov 13, 2015
Deyara
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Jul 03, 2016
Katie
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Feb 03, 2018
Jennifer Melnyk
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Aug 09, 2018
Melissa
marked it as dnf
Jan 20, 2020
Kellie
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Feb 24, 2020
Alli Hartley
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Dec 11, 2020
Carrie
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