Ghost Time!
The Haunting at Foxwood Village - Kasey Hill 3/5 stars
Ghost stories aren't new to fiction and it's hard to keep the genre moving forward when your subject could be a simple mental condition disguised as something paranormal. I'm not saying that's the case here, but it does follow the usual tropes of paranormal fiction to attract readers while giving you something to think about as you read it. A great ghost story will have you questioning everything you're reading and feel a connection to the persons or persons dealing with the haunting. Kasey's book is interesting and downright creepy at times. It's a typical ghot story with a series hook that has a decent twist at the end. It's a twist you don't see coming, and when you finally get to the big reveal it's jarring because you should have seen it yet you don't.
Foxwood has creepy moments but as I read it, I wanted to get to know these characters more, I wanted to feel for them but they all feel as if they're here to serve a purpose in plot development not as characters you connect too. Izzie is the story teller who tells you her story but you don't really get to know her at all. When I read a story like this I want to be immersed in what they're feeling, what they're thinking. It makes the story far more terrifying when you know that these are people who are scared out of their mind and facing something that isn't alive. There's a great back story here woven throughout and that's what makes this so interesting. It's the why these things are happening that make this so good.
While it's a good book, I was more interested in Unk and Lizzie. The tragedy this family endures is what propells this. While the creepy bits add to it, the reason these people are still haunting this house is the glue that holds this all together. Kasey has presented us with something interesting and she's clearly aimed to add something new to a genre that's been overdone. There's way more hits than misses which is important when writing a book like this. While it may not be a classic, it's still a good book and the start of what could be an interesting series.
Ghost stories aren't new to fiction and it's hard to keep the genre moving forward when your subject could be a simple mental condition disguised as something paranormal. I'm not saying that's the case here, but it does follow the usual tropes of paranormal fiction to attract readers while giving you something to think about as you read it. A great ghost story will have you questioning everything you're reading and feel a connection to the persons or persons dealing with the haunting. Kasey's book is interesting and downright creepy at times. It's a typical ghot story with a series hook that has a decent twist at the end. It's a twist you don't see coming, and when you finally get to the big reveal it's jarring because you should have seen it yet you don't.
Foxwood has creepy moments but as I read it, I wanted to get to know these characters more, I wanted to feel for them but they all feel as if they're here to serve a purpose in plot development not as characters you connect too. Izzie is the story teller who tells you her story but you don't really get to know her at all. When I read a story like this I want to be immersed in what they're feeling, what they're thinking. It makes the story far more terrifying when you know that these are people who are scared out of their mind and facing something that isn't alive. There's a great back story here woven throughout and that's what makes this so interesting. It's the why these things are happening that make this so good.
While it's a good book, I was more interested in Unk and Lizzie. The tragedy this family endures is what propells this. While the creepy bits add to it, the reason these people are still haunting this house is the glue that holds this all together. Kasey has presented us with something interesting and she's clearly aimed to add something new to a genre that's been overdone. There's way more hits than misses which is important when writing a book like this. While it may not be a classic, it's still a good book and the start of what could be an interesting series.
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