I was lucky enough to receive an advanced reading copy of this book from Netgally and I have to say that I loved it!
I really like ghost stories so this appealed to me straight away and from the first page I was hooked.
It tells the story of Annie, who takes over being caretaker of an old run down house whilst her brother is out of the country. She is a police officer who has had a problem relationship and is glad of a little time on her own. However things don't quite go to plan.
She decides to explore the old house and stumbles upon a diary and some ghostly figures at the same time. The diary was written by a servant who used to live in the house, and that is the girl who Annie keeps seeing.
The story is told from several points of view, including lots of extracts from the diary, which really add to the atmosphere of the book. The house is described perfectly, and you can really get a feel of what it was like to live there - during the good and the bad times.
Having said that, there were a few downsides to the story. I felt that some of the characters had very basic conversations which felt quite forced, and not natural. Maybe it was just me, but it felt like some conversations didn't really flow very well.
Also, there were a few things towards to end that got forgotten about. It was never revealed what exactly happened to the servant girl in the end and I felt there was a big chunk missing that could have been finished better. There was also a character at the end who got forgotten and then suddenly reappeared - I can't really explain without giving the ending away!!
But overall this is a really heart-warming, and scary little tale. It incorporates some clever historical facts as well and I will certainly recommend it. It is a perfect story to read now the colder weather is drawing in as well!
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