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Book: The Fulcroft Ghosts
Author: Darcy Coates
Genre: Horror/Fiction
Age Range: Adult
Format: Paperback
Review: I finished reading this last night and I thought I'd share. This particular author is usually my auto buy author when I'm looking for something scary to read from the horror genre. While the story lines were good, and the ending was a complete surprise, I couldn't help feeling like this wasn't as scary as her books usually are. This won't put me off as far as reading future material from this author, don't get me wrong.....I still have other books I plan on reading from this author. This book was more of a suspense/thriller than something from the horror genre.
Synopsis: When their mother is hospitalized, Tara and Kyle are sent to stay with their only remaining relatives. Their elderly grandparents seem friendly at first, and the rambling house is full of fun nooks and crannies to explore. But strange things keep happening. A bedroom remains locked at all times. Doors slam and curtains shift when no one is inside. And there are whispers of a sister who drowned in the lake long ago.Something is being hidden away, kept safely out of sight...and the children can't shake the feeling that it's watching them.When a violent storm cuts off their only contact with the outside world, stranding them in the haunted manor, Tara and Kyle must find a way to protect themselves from their increasingly erratic grandparents… and from the ghosts that haunt the Folcrofts' house. All at once, they're forced to confront the secrets of the manor. But can they ever hope to escape the unforgivable secret that has ensnared their family for generations?