Sunday, June 16, 2019

Want ghosts?


Eighteen months ago, Ellie Jordan and her boss came up against a ghost they couldn't trap. Now it's back, a creepy boogeyman that crawls out of the darkness to feed on people's fears, and it's terrorizing a new family. It especially likes children. Ellie, along with her ghost-trapping partner, Stacey, is determined to stop it before it hurts anyone else. There are just a few problems:  they don't know who it was, where it came from, or how to trap it. Luckily, they have the help of Jacob, a CPA who's also a psychic medium, and Michael, the cute firefighter who lives upstairs from where the main hauntings are taking place. And they're going to need all the help they can get because what they're fighting is very scary...and very dangerous.
"It can kind of take over certain doors, and certain small spaces, and use them as a crossing point. It's powerful. And it likes to terrorize living people. It ... drinks fear like a bat sucking blood. The fear makes it stronger, but also corrupts it. The stronger it grows, the more evil it becomes. If it ever was human, I'm not sure it even remembers that."
The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan is another book from off my TBR shelf. I bought it because I love Bryan's Ellie Jordan series. These books are humorous, suspenseful, full of ghosts and always a lot of fun. And they take place in Savannah, Georgia, which makes for some great atmosphere. I really like all the characters, too; Ellie, especially, is tough, funny, and always up for the next ghostly challenge. The other thing I love about these books is that the endings never leave you hanging; they pack a wallop and always satisfy. So, if you love a good ghost story, I highly recommend The Crawling Darkness... and all the other books in this series.

Happy Reading!

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22 comments:

  1. Sounds fun! I can just jump into the series without following them in order, right? ;)

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    1. I've read a few of these books out of order, and while I didn't always know some of the background info. regarding the characters, the plot itself in each book is separate and complete. So I think you'll be fine reading them in any order.

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  2. Of course, I want ghosts! And haunted houses and Savannah!

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    1. These books are so much fun. I really love them. :)

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  3. Ha...as a former CPA, I am here to tell you how rare it is to see a CPA as one of the more heroic characters in a book - may be a first for me, actually.

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    1. Jacob's an awesome character. And I love that he's a CPA. It's such a contrast to the ability he has to see and hear ghosts. :)

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  4. I have the first book, but I keep forgetting about the series. Thanks for the reminder! Glad to hear you're enjoying the series. :)

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    1. I've liked all four books that I've read so far. :)

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  5. Oh my, I like the sounds of this! And the setting is extremely intriguing!

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    1. What better place to find ghosts than Savannah, Georgia?

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  6. I have the first book as well, but it slipped to the bottom of my Kindle book list. Thanks for the reminder :)

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  7. I've been meaning to start this series. I think I have at least the first two on my Kindle. Great review and I'm glad you're enjoying it!

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    1. You'll have to let me know what you think of them! :)

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  8. This sounds like such a fun series! I'm adding the first book to my TBR pile. Great review! :)

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    1. I think you'll like this series, Ashley! :)

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  9. This does sound like a lot of fun. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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    1. I get in the mood for ghost stories every once in awhile, and this series always satisfies. :)

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  10. Yahoo for ticking another book from your TBR pile!

    Sounds super creepy. Nice too that for a series, each book is satisfying in itself!

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    1. That's one of the things I like most about it. :)

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  11. I'm a bit OCD about starting from book one in a series...I don't like reading books out of order in a series! I read the first one and it was decent enough but just didn't grab me the way I wanted it to. Just one of those things I guess! I do have another of the author's books lurking on my shelf though.

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    1. Starting with the first book is always best, especially with urban fantasy reads. Sometimes with mystery series though you can jump in anywhere and it doesn't matter. :)

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