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Genres:
Fiction, Christian, Horror, Suspense, Supernatural, Mystery, Thriller
Rating:
5 stars
Mature Content:
2 (mild horror/supernatural & violence content)
Age Range:
15+
Interest level:
15-18+
Background Knowledge:
Kate Justice, FBI’s youngest profiler, is assigned to find a serial killer with supernatural abilities.
The killer is elusive, cunning, and seemingly invincible.
Kate races against time to discover who or what is behind the gruesome murders and prevent another brutal killing. She soon fears she’s in over her head as stunning revelations about her mysterious ancestry surface.
Hunter becomes the prey as the Ghost in the Darkness killer plays a vicious cat and mouse game, drawing Kate into a deadly confrontation. Uncovering the truth will challenge her beliefs about the world around her and her understanding of what is real, what is a myth, and what is something in between. (Synopsis From Goodreads)
Review:
Ok... Um.... Where do I even begin?!
~First of all, I would like to give a huge thank you to the wonderful author of this, um, outstanding book for sending me a free copy in exchange for my honest review.~
Ok, this was definitely something new.
Before I begin, let me just say one thing. Well, two things.
I do not like horror (or anything border-line horror)
This book was phenomenal.
Ghost was a spectacular blend of (almost) horror, suspense, supernatural fiction, speculative fiction, crime/murder mystery, and a whole lot more. Also, who likes books without all of that ugly content that most books have? YES! This book doesn't have any of that! *whoop whoop* This book really reminded me of (a cleaner version of, lol) the Serial Podcast, because it's analyzing the crime as it's happening, and you'll definitely learn a lot of cool psychology about different types of people throughout the story.
One thing I didn't really like was that the mysterious serial killer was always referred to as "The Ghost in The Darkness Killer", and it wasn't shortened, but this didn't bother me too much. I also found myself skipping over some parts of the text (not often though), but that was either to get to the more action-packed parts or to see what'll happen when I'm IN the action packed parts.
So, yeah, this was one heck of a ride, but I'm am FOR SURE looking forward to the sequel!! *fangirl scream*
Things I Loved:
-Where do I even begin, I really loved, like, everything!
Things I Didn't Love:
-It may have a little too much violence for some and be a little more towards the horror side, but it's necessary for the plot and it was done VERY well.
In Conclusion:
This was a spectacular book that kept me turning the pages, and *gasp* pretty scared many times, but I am for sure very much looking forward to the sequel!!!
Recommended?:
If you're alright with borderline horror and a bit of violence, then absolutely!