The Visitor (Graveyard Queen, #4) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Apr 07, 2016 Lisa Kay rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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★★★★★ (This is a review of the audio book.) Whoa. Khristine Hvam continues her narration of this eerie series. She does a wonderful job with this atmospheric book. Beautifully done. Amanda Stevens’ lyrical words are almost poetic, yet there is some creepy stuff in this installment. Ms. Hvam delivers them with just the right balance of Southern charm, but is still able to deliver on the ominous undertones, bringing the characters to live - or death, where applicable! If this genre isn’t your favo

★★★★★ (This is a review of the audio book.) Whoa. Khristine Hvam continues her narration of this eerie series. She does a wonderful job with this atmospheric book. Beautifully done. Amanda Stevens’ lyrical words are almost poetic, yet there is some creepy stuff in this installment. Ms. Hvam delivers them with just the right balance of Southern charm, but is still able to deliver on the ominous undertones, bringing the characters to live - or death, where applicable! If this genre isn’t your favorite, but you want to dip your toe in, try starting with the audios in this series.

The story line this round is one of my favs, and I found myself frustrated with so much company arriving on my doorstep. LOL! (Not that I don't love them.) But I was so close to the end when they arrived! The circumstances, ghosts, and the suspects are beyond spooky, they are down right creepy. Eeep! Some of the scenes are AS's scariest thus far.

The legends and folklore of Kroll Cemetery is haunting enough on its own, but Amelia has several puzzles to figure out. (view spoiler)

Ms. Stevens is so good at depicting Amelia as an innocent child and in her recollections of spending time with her father in cemeteries. We get a little bit more about her father each time; however, it is a tease, the mystery destined, hopefully, for a future book.

Of course, there is a connection to her past, and it’s quite good. While I did figure out the villain right away, I didn't get all the grizzly details correct. It was neat to find out why the different ghosts were haunting Amelia. Nevertheless, for all that ghosts and graveyards are about the past, Amelia is also evolving, too. It is always nice when a character grows throughout a series.

I wouldn't exactly call it a cliffhanger ending, as we get resolution on the ultimate mystery... but man-oh-man, I can't wait for the next installment! ...more

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Oct 05, 2019 Rachel-RN rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Another disappointing read. Better then books 3, but not on par with the first 2.
Picks up after the events of books 3. Devlin has no memory of the previous events and still (yes, still) thinks anything dealing with the supernatural is bullshit. He also has secrets and things he doesn't share with Amelia. Granted, there are things she doesn't share with him, but I felt it was for good reason (based in his dislike/disbelief in the supernatural). Frankly, I hate this paring and wish Devlin would j ...more

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Feb 27, 2017 K~Terror rated it really liked it

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This is definitely my favorite book in the series so far. I'm looking forward to the next book! ...more

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May 11, 2017 Rebecca rated it really liked it

3.5 stars. I've enjoyed reading this series. The only thing I don't like about them is I feel they wrap up too quickly. It seems like there should be more to the story. In this book I felt there should have been more to the riddles in the graveyard. More clues and stuff. Maybe if Amelia managed to get the graveyard before 60% of the book was over. All those keys and numbers just to hide one thing. ...more

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