| Title | : | Gangs And Ghosts (Beyond The Shadows, #1) |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 |
| Publication | : | First published November 10, 2018 |
When asked how I survived all of those years by myself, I had one answer: the Shadow Man.
I have no memory of that time. No memory of anything, really, before the accident. I rely on stories from my fathers about this supposed imaginary friend.
Got into a fight at school? The Shadow Man made me. Stole from a store? He forced me to. Snuck out of the house? He came with me.
I had almost completely forgotten about him.
Until I move into the horror house - the house rumored to be a gateway to hell. Strange things keep happening, and I am helpless to prevent them.
More importantly, people keep dying.
Particularly, people that harm me.
It’s already a struggle to survive a new high school and town (including the attention of a dangerous gang), but now I have to survive ghosts too?
One thing becomes painstakingly clear:
The Shadow Man wants me to come home.
This is a young adult, slow-burn, horror reverse harem romance. It is the first in a series and WILL end in a cliff-hanger!
Gangs And Ghosts (Beyond The Shadows, #1) Reviews
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YOU GET SOME HOLY WATER! AND YOU SOME GET SOME! AND YOU!
I don’t read horror. While this may have not been all that scary, it was enough for me.
I usually love the shadow character. But this time...
This shadow man was acting all types of crazy. He reminded me more of mr.red than a morally ambiguous hero. I felt more of a need to exorcise him than try and speak to him. Take into consideration that I am very easily frightened. That church scene tho...
It actually wasn’t very scary though. I was reading it at like 3am in a mostly dark room. Also, for the most part I was laughing. Cami was a funny character that I could relate to, which was a first for me in books. She made a few blunders here and there. Nothing highschool me could judge her for. She was at times too relatable and too realistic of a character.
She lost a bit of her humor(or those funny awkward moments) as the book continued. Possibly because she became more comfortable with the characters and also because her life started to collapse into a horrifying movie. Considering, what was going on she actually handled herself pretty okay. I’m was so proud when she had that character development!
Overall I had a good time. The characters were interesting. The plot was riveting. Cami was a delight to read about, but my favorite part was her family. The wholesomeness they had together was nice
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Good and creepy!
I downloaded this on a whim because I was in the mood for something different and hopefully spooky, I got both. This was so much better than I had anticipated and while it is my first book from this author, it definitely won't be my last. Downloading book two now! -
Way to much but yet not enough storyline
Huh??? What in the what is going on? Now I know I can follow a story, but is it just me or is this story everywhere? And for goodness sake can our main girl get over her " I'm cheating" the guy is none existent in her life and most of the story and for sure doing her friend, oh and the crying, vomiting and plain meltdowns after meltdowns, give them a rest dear lord. I really wanted to like this book but it's got way to much going on and not enough to give you a real grasp as to what in the he'll is even going on. I am literally baffled as I sit here. And to be honest my head hurts with me trying to piece this storyline together that its like the the equivalent of fitting a triangle into a equals sign..lol no lie!!! Why do I do this to myself! I must be a masochist for finishing bad books hoping somehow in the end I will be validated in some way only to sit here like a complete imbecile hoping this book goes from muddy water to fine wine -
This was just all kinds of bad. It is poorly written and the storyline is confusing. The characters are so unbearable that I wouldn’t even finish it because I hated them all so much, especially the main character who is so over dramatic and annoying. It sounded like a good concept but the execution is absolutely horrid and I hated every second of it.
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I should have known I wouldn't enjoy a Katie May book. The Darkness We Crave series was the same for me. This book failed to grab my attention, illicit fear (it is horror, after all) or give me zings in my things. The writing was stilted as if written by the high school student who is the mc.
I appreciate that May is trying to bring characters who don't fit the thin/blond stereotype of so many YA/paranormal books--and my critique is not about that at all. But I don't appreciate being reminded every 10 or so pages that Cami is overweight. We get it! She thinks she's fat. I say "thinks" because I have a sneaking suspicion she's an unreliable narrator in this regard (I mean, she has zero self-esteem).
What I was hoping for a Veil-diaries style horror book. I was hoping Cami would arrive at the high school with this weird past, and no self-worth, and steadily grow a backbone all the while this scary stuff is happening to her. Suddenly the boy who was the bully (either Ty or Kiernan) becomes her defender (maybe in a Goosebumps-style event, say, after a football game they all get stuck in some weird pagan ritual with the Shadow Man, they survive, and are bonded together). I was hoping for misfit romance and slow burn and creepy horror. Letterman jackets and jocks and all the tropey high school events with a new twist.
But...no. This plot was confusing and convoluted. What was likely supposed to be suspenseful was not. We have an MC who has an inner self (inner Shadow Man? I guess she's possessed or something). Suddenly boys like her and find her cute. She's massively insecure one minute and then confident and bitching out the bullies the next. There was absolutely no relationship build up between her and her siblings, so when bad stuff happened to them as well, it was a giant *shrug.*
And, I guess that's what this book was for me: a shrug. It was neither scary nor romantic nor suspenseful. Neither well written nor exceptionally poorly written. Neither offensive nor amazing. I slept soundly after finishing it, not a thought of the Shadow Man lurking in my closet. -
Slow burn RH Horror
What a story! I loved it. The plot, the characters, everything. It's so much more than a ghost story and I have so many questions!
Sorry so short a review, but just have to read next book NOW. Also, can't wait to find out who the harem is. I have my guesses though. -
This review is written for both books 1 and 2 of the Beyond the Shadows series.
Okay... so I am really torn over how I feel about this series so far. On one hand, I love the concept and atmosphere and there were so many elements to the story that really worked for me - a haunted house, girl with a mysterious past, a shadow like figure always lurking in the background, a little girl that may or may not be a psychopath - not to mention, the characters were pretty funny. However, I can't really ignore the disorganized plot and the lack of chemistry between the love interests (imo). Now, in the first book, there were interesting twists and turns and a number of dark secrets that were hinted at, but not really gone over. I assumed, after finishing it, that they were merely introduced so they could be fleshed out in the following books, but instead, in the beginning of the second book, Cami was referring to and talking about these 'secrets' like they had been previously established - which they were not. They were hinted at, sure, but they were never confirmed. So, that really threw me for a loop and forced me to check back several times to see if I had somehow skipped a chapter or two - and who knows, maybe I downloaded a faulty copy, but it was very distracting, to say the least. Now, my second main issue, is that I really struggled to care about the relationships between Cami and the guys... and I think the big problem here was that there were so many guys to keep track of. It was sort of an insta love (or maybe insta lust) romance between all of them, because it seems like every guy that Cami found super hot, she ended up adding to her harem. Also, the dedication and devotion they all showed to her was a bit strange considering there was not much relationship development, again, an issue that arises when there are many different love interests. I would have liked more conversation between the characters, rather than instant attraction and occasional hangouts that result in sexual innuendos and make outs.
If it wasn't for the whole Shadow Man storyline, I probably wouldn't have rated this three stars - the gaps and lack of relationship building just made the story too confusing at times. I think I was about a third into the second book when I decided to read the book solely to find out more about the Shadow Man, so I will likely read the next book when it comes out. Despite my issues with the two books so far, I would still say that the Beyond the Shadows series has the right amount of twists, eeriness, and creepiness, that many fans of the horror and paranormal genre would enjoy. -
Super Creepy. I'm throwing this out a 4 star. In reality there were lots of things I thought could have been better about the book but the Creeptastic Meter was off the charts so I feel like its averaging a 4 for me. For starters, really slow world build here.. and it feels for the most part like we are learning things with the FMC, but it also feels like the FMC keeps springing stuff on us we didn't know which makes it really hard to tell.. who the bad guy is. I felt like the book did take a long time to get us intro'd and into the thick of things.. and I almost feel like we aren't quite there. I mean everything hasn't been revealed yet so I can't really tell. I'm reserving judgement on the FMC, at least for now. I'm kind of on the fence with her until we can figure out more of what is going on.
Totally feeling the creepy vibes in this book. I guess I'm super sensitive to the Horror genre so it really doesn't take much to get my engines reving but I feel like we have so much scary stuff coming at us from all angles it was hard after finishing this book not to look for shadows in the corners. My dog got up on my back porch and clawed the door and I liked to have a heart attack people.
Excited and scared to continue this series. -
After reading
Blindly Indicted I've been meaning to check out this author's other books to see if they held the same level of awesomeness. AND YES THEY SURE DO!!! This book was really damn good and reminded me of
The Ghost Files another phenomenal series. There was this veil of mystery throughout the book and was honestly a bit creepy at times.
Cami has a darkness in her and a past she can't remember. The stories she's been told however shed light on a past I'm not sure she wants to remember. Her and her family (two dads, sister and bro) move across the country to start fresh but of course they move into Hell House itself. This book really served as a great opener and I'm literally dying to write this review and not jump into the next one immediately. Given Cami's past and the 'haunted house' she moves into, it's so clear that things are just building up now and we still have yet to witness the full reality of what's going on. The author does not lie when she says it ends on a cliffy and mad props to her for the headsup-it's beyond appreciated. There was a lot of buildup and a lot of questions I need answers to ASAP. The slow burn has me all jittery just not so patiently waiting for her to cross the line with one of her men and ughhhh the suspense and waiting is killing me. This whole Shadow Man concept is truly scary as is Cami's crazy scary past. I cannot wait to see where Katie takes this series because it's absolutely unputdownable and I need more. -
It was okay, but I'm not really feeling the creepy vibe much.
Camila is an awkward teen who just moved to Roseville. Everyone at school claims her house is haunted and some call in the Gateway to Hell, but Camila dismisses it as a prank or just stupid small-town talk. But what if they're all right? What if her house really is haunted?
So... She has a family. Two Dads. One big brother Colt and one little sister Karissa. All the kids were adopted. It's a nice family. I like them. I hope the author doesn't kill them.
Too many guys. There isn't enough pages for each of them to like, really establish a good connection.
Aaand... As you can see, I'm floundering for stuff to write about so... Exerpt time!!
I wasn’t model-thin like the other girls. A slab of fat made my belly protrude over the waistband of my jeans. Not skinny. Not completely fat. Not beautiful. Not ugly. Average. I frowned at the face reflected back at me, hating every flaw on my brown skin and every tangle in my long hair. Why couldn’t I have looked like Fiona? White and blond and skinny? Beautiful. Why couldn’t I be beautiful?
“I can’t believe you forgot your...EHHHHH!” It wasn’t my dad staring back at me. Oh no. The fates did not love me that much. Instead of my balding, and slightly insane, father, Kieran himself stood in the doorway, his hand raised as if he was about to knock a second time. Kieran, with his cropped blond hair and penetrating gaze. Kieran, with his customary scowl. Kieran, who was...staring at my Hello Kitty pajamas with an amused expression. I quickly slammed the door shut. Breathe, Camila, breathe. I tried to piece together everything that I knew. Hot guy standing outside my door? Check. Crazy girl dressed in only pajamas with a towel wrapped around her head? Check. Said crazy girl slamming the door in said hot guy’s face? Check. Oh dear Jesus. Taking a calming breath, I opened the door once more. Play it cool Camila. Play. It. Cool. “What are you doing here?!” I screamed. Okay, so maybe I wasn’t the subtlest individual, but could you blame me? Kieran gave me a long look, as if I was the one that had randomly shown up on his front porch. “Um...we need to work on our project?”
“Are you going to invite me in?” Kieran asked. His face was as stoic as usual, but I thought his lips were tipped up marginally. Maybe. Hopefully. Probably. Oh god. Now you’re staring at his lips. Think. Camila. Think. What did he ask you? “You’re in front of my house,” I blurted. “And you’re wearing different clothes. From school. Not that I looked or anything. Because that would be creepy. And I’m not creepy. You know what? Just ignore me. And kill me. Please.” Now I was positive I wasn’t mistaken. Grumpy Kieran’s lips were most definitely curved into a tentative smile. “Are we going to go inside?” Kieran said. From his tone, I suspected it wasn’t the first time he had suggested it. “Inside? Yes. In. And to the side. So inside.”
"Who made her cry?” Ty asked, though he sounded as if he could care less. Well screw him. Not screw him. Ew. No.
Tyson was already lounging in the living room, shirtless, with a cigarette dangling from his lips. When we entered, his eyes immediately zeroed in on my face, and he offered me a sultry smirk and wink. I rolled my eyes. He was infuriating. Handsome, sexy, but infuriating. Punch-him-in-the-face type of infuriating. Of course he had to be shirtless. Because he was an asshole, and assholes liked to walk around shirtless. Stellar logic. Still lost in my thoughts, I pushed open the bathroom door. And screamed. Muscular. Butts. One butt. With dimples. Brain malfunctioned. Water. Toned back. Legs. Butt. “What the hell are you doing, Ian?” Tyson demanded, pushing me behind him. I barely processed the movement. My brain was still short-circuiting. It only got moderately better when Ian grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist. Moderately, because it gifted me a view of his delicious eight-pack and the light splatter of hair low on his stomach. Me no human. Me no know how thoughts work. “I was showering,” Ian said easily, flashing me a smile. Was it getting hot in there? “What the...stop looking!” This last statement from Tyson was directed at me. Was I looking? I honestly couldn’t tell you. Ty angrily stormed further into the bathroom, placing himself between me and Ian. His eyes flashed with an almost incandescent fury.
"I was hoping to get my jacket back,” he said conversationally. His hand absently fiddled with the broomstick leaning against the wall. I watched his fingers, mesmerized, until I heard his sultry chuckle. “Jacket?” It took my brain a moment to catch up to his words. I had worn his jacket last night, after he had found me. I remembered the distinct scent of cinnamon. “I also wanted to make sure you were okay,” he continued. His voice had lowered with that final statement, turning almost raspy. I wondered if he knew what he was doing to me (and every female in this entire world) when he used that specific voice or if it was entirely incidental. The twins were cute. Dorian was pretty. Kieran and Ty were hot. Ian? He was sexy.
“Okay?” i parroted, rather intelligently if you asked me. ian’s thin lips crooked up even further. “i’m amazing. swimmingly amazing. is that a thing? i am beautifully, fantastically amazing. five-hundred and twenty-two percent. amazing. and sexy. you’re sexy...i meant you’re not sexy. you’re the exact opposite of sexy. you’re like a not-sexy person. and i’m just going to shut up now.” shadow man, come out, come out, wherever you are. please eat me. or just drag me through the floor.
"unless,” ian continued in that smoky voice of his, “you brought it with you to school?” was he seriously only talking about a damn jacket? why did it feel like he was asking me to strip down naked? i blamed his voice. voices could be immensely sexy. it was called an eargasm for a reason. “nope. i mean yup. i mean, it’s not here. but yup, you can pick it up.” my voice squeaked. actually squeaked. i was so humiliated that i wanted to hibernate until next year. “i’ll see you cami,” ian said. there was the sound of a closet door opening and closing, and then i was alone. i allowed my breath to leave my body in a whooping exhale. alone at last, i hesitantly opened my eyelids. thankfully, the diminutive closet was empty. now i just needed to figure out a way to get a fake passport and move to england.
So... As you can see it was damn funny. Let's hope the next book is creepier.
Happy Reading! -
Actual Rating: 4.5
Thank you Sharon J for recommending this book to me. This was an fantastic read. I did have to put the book down because of school, but I really hooked for the first page. It was a bit creepy for my taste, but I also found it interesting. The characters were fantastic. I really thought Cami was an interesting yet compelling character. She was adopted, and she used to talk about The Shadow Man. I really thought Tyson, Ian, Kieran were interesting characters as well. There is no romance yet in the series, but possibly in the second book we will see more. I love the way Katie May writes her books. I am interested to see how book 2 will turn out. Overall, an incredibly interesting read. -
Okay so this ticked all my boxes on the horror front. It was creepy and twisted with some very good plot lines. I liked how it's going. I'm left with questions but hopefully the answers will come. The romance side isn't really doing anything for me. I like the twins but that's about it. It'll be interesting to see where this goes. Defiantly a great start although the first 25% or so was a little slow it soon picked up.
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It was a good book, really creepy and scary which was interesting. I liked the heroine, she was fun and quirky but she really needs to get over her “ex” boyfriend and “ex” best friend, she doesnt stop talking about them through out the book even tho she knows they are probably fucking each other. It was creepy but at the end, karissa who is the heroine’s sister being controlled by the shadow man and killing everyone was too much. It seemed really dramatic? Idk it just wasnt it after going through so much creepy stuff. There were a lot of guys in the harem, it was hard to keep track towards the end and they were all over the place. I give up on Katie May’s book at this point.
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Have you ever wanted a horror movie and a romance to have a baby? Well, Gangs and Ghosts is IT.
Holy cannoli. I am beyond words.
First off. Terror. Pure, unadulterated terror. Like. Think American Horror Story Murder House. I had to cover half my kindle screen so I wouldn't accidentally spoil the scary parts.
I love Cami. I really appreciate her struggles with anxious and depression because it's so spot on. I hate how her "friend" and boyfriend abused her mentally because it really skews how she sees herself.
I LOVE the guys. Love them. There's not even a whole lot of romance yet and I am here for it! -
Would you like to be friends with the shadow man?
Gangs and Ghosts was surprisingly really good! Once I started, I couldn't quite put it down - which I think is putting it mildly. This story is about Cami, who was a pretty unique and interesting character to meet right off the bat. She was adopted, and trust this - her family was just has unique and interesting like her. I laughed so hard whenever her little sister was in the picture. Plus Colt is the typical older brother who also made me laugh from time to time.
Besides her, this is a RH (yay!) and the guys were equally intriguing. We get too meet Tyson, Ian, and Kieran. Ugh Kieran.. I just love that name. Now remember how I mentioned that this was a RH (#ReverseHarem) well, it didn't really feel like one. By that, I mean that this book delivered zero romantic things. Zilch. Nada. It was invisible romance I guess. You could see the little attraction here and there but that's all you will get. Little teasing moments and nothing else.
Other than all of that bittersweet moment, it was still good. I would've like a bit of the romance shit but I guess I'll have to move onto the next book to see if I get a glimpse or two of it. -
I already give up. It's unfinishable.
This is the first negative review I have EVER left a book. Genuinely.
I have no good things to say about this. I'm only at 3% and I already have found probably 20+ things that are either grammatically incorrect, make no sense, are useless/monotonous, and are just quite unlikable. I strongly believe that this book is NOT worth the $3 it is being sold for. My personal opinion is that if you are willing to take the time to sit down and write something, you should be equally as willing to take the time to edit and revise and make sure it's decent before you send it into the world, especially if you are selling it and people will be wasting money on it. I agree with the words of E.E. Knight, author of the dark fantasy series Vampire Earth, that it is easy to write the first draft-It's the editing that's hard and the real test. Anyone can sit down and write a book, but that doesn't mean that it is good or should be sold or released to the public. By general standards, anything written above 40,000 words is a novel, but that doesn't mean it's a good one. When someone writes something they are putting a piece of themselves into it and they should care enough about that to put in a real effort. If you are writing just to make money, and not because you enjoy it, then what's the point? There are other ways to make money. I think that while the money is a wonderful perk, authors who genuinely put in an effort and enjoy what they do, do it because of their love for creating stories and the characters they bring to life. Sorry for the ranting, it's just been a long time since I read something that was just so clearly not worked on as it should be. That is $3 I regret spending. Maybe for people who can overlook all over the place plot and structure and a lack of actual editing, this is great, but I can't stomach past what I have already read. -
Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by one of Katie May’s books…. *raises hand* It’s currently 4am and the likelihood of me getting a good nights sleep is slim to none. Gangs and Ghosts is probably one of the most bone chilling reverse harem books I’ve ever read. Did I know it was a horror when I started it? Yes. Do I still feel Katie owes me a nightlight and sage so I can sleep soundly? Yes, yes I do. *shivers*
I usually take at least a day to think over what I’ve read before writing a review. I’m writing this review minutes after finishing Gangs and Ghosts. The reason I’m doing so might make you think I’ve lost my marbles… I need to start the next book immediately to know what happens. I know, I’m obviously a glutton for punishment given Guns and Graveyards is likely even more terrifying. Don’t worry tho I’ll be prepared! I already have a salt shaker on hand and all the lights in my living room turned on. Trust me when I say that cliffhanger was just as if not more terrifying than the contents of the book itself haha!
Welp if no one ever hears from me again please let the police know it was Katie May’s fault and the Shadow Man killed me. -
Yesss I loved the added bit of horror in this rh! Camila’s inner ramblings were hilarious and her interactions with the guys were amazing! Especially with Ian and Kieran ;D Oh and of course I can’t forget about Tyson and the twins (Luke and Leroy). I loved the way Cami was around the twins, she was so sweet with them. Her and Ty’s chemistry was hot and the sexual tension between them…
The shocking cliffhanger at the end, I need answers! Book two here I come. -
This was all over the place in tone and theme and characterization. I still have little idea what was going on.
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I'm ashamed. Deeply ashamed. Once upon a time, when I had just discovered the Reverse Harem genre, I participated in some giveaways and one of the e-books I won was this book. Just like most books it stayed on my shelf for way too long. It was only last week, when the paperbacks were discounted, that I got the physical book and got so curious about the story that I felt like I had to start reading right away.
What an amazing rollercoaster of a ride was this. I started reading yesterday, right before dinner. I just wanted to make a start, but I ended up reading more than half the book already. It was simply impossible to put the book down, to stop reading. I really had to force myself, a little helped by my growling tummy, to quit reading to have dinner. And when I finished the book this morning I was on the brink of just grabbing the second one to continue the tale.
The atmosphere in this book is simply amazing. It's hard to know who does what, what happens exactly and what's going on. It's easy to know that whatever is going on is creepy and that danger is lurking around each and every corner. There were quite some times I had the chills rushing down my spine and I especially loved the way the threads of life and the life stories of all the people who had died in the house were told.
I also really loved the characters. Our heroine is amazing, mostly because there is just enough we have in common to connect with her and to root for her, while she also has a dark side and some quirks making her absolutely and truly unique. And although her guys have not shown all their true colors yet, I'm quite intrigued by the glimpses of their lives we have seen. For some reason I believe they might be more involved in this story as they seem.
I can't wait to dive into the next one! -
*** 3 STARS ***
Gangs And Ghosts is the first instalment in the Beyond The Shadow trilogy, a dark/horror reverse harem romance set in high school. It ends in a cliffhanger but the series is already completed, so no waiting to know what happens next!
This is my first book by Katie May and I found it as I was looking for a horror romance which is almost a non-existent genre. I really appreciate the author trying to write something different to the norm. I found the horror and dark elements very intriguing and it got me turning pages to find out what was going on. Still many questions left to answer in the next books though so I am excited to continue.
Unfortunately, as much as I enjoyed the horror/dark side, the romance and the characters didn’t work that well for me. I enjoyed the heroine’s inner monologue but I couldn’t connect with her because of her behaviour towards other characters, especially her boyfriend and her family. From the romance side, I would categorise it as a young adult slow burn. There are a few boys around but it is not clear who will be part of the harem. My favourite part was Camila and the Twins’ friendship while I didn’t care that much about the others apart from the mystery surrounding some of them.
Gangs And Ghosts was an entertaining book and I recommend it if you are after something different with some horror elements. I will definitely continue the series as I want to know more about the plot and I need answers! -
Why did I wait so long?
I have no idea why waited so long with this in my wishlist. I don't think that the description Prepared me for how different this is book is. I was hooked right from the beginning and now I can't wait to start the next book!
So far the main character has a few potential love interest possibly going to be a reverse harem situation, I didnt check reviews to see if that is what it is. I love the fact that it's building this world and it's characters very well. It's not this insta love story blinded by nothing but steamy scenes.
If you want a good book With world Building, mystery, realistically flawed characters stop hesitating because here it is! -
Very, very good.
I really enjoy Katie May's writing. She always have a nice diverse group of characters and not just side characters and as a black woman, I can appreciate that.
This book was dark and strange and I enjoyed that. I am so curious about The Shadow Man. Is it a demon and what is his connection to Cami. I am intrigued to find out the answers.
This is not a predictable story at all, I have no idea where this is leading. I have part of an idea about Dorian, but honestly no one else.
Great read. -
Y’all!!! Sorry my Texan side came out in that one word but OMG!! This book was so good, literally it was so good and I hate anything that involves horror but I loved this book. The characters and the story line, everything. Not going to lie, when it got the part with the tapping and the red ball I had to take a moment to gather myself but legit this is one of the best books I’ve read in a while.
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Unique take on reverse harem with the horror aspect of the book.
Slow build up to the harem. I think we know who the harem members will be. Love that all of the boys have unique personalities and one us is a bit bonkers. Might be a surprise in there though because Cami has been warned to be careful who she trusts.
On to book 2. -
Gangs and ghost
From a three year old talking about a shadow man to living in a house that is haunted. People dying that have hurt her, to finding out who the real killer is. Of the twist and turns this book has will keep you on your toes. Grabbing you right into the book and never letting you go even when it is over. Five stars is what I give this book and I cannot wait to see how the series continues in the future.
