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wildgurl's review
4.0
Berkley Street (Berkley Street Series # 1)🍒🍒🍒🍒
By Ron Ripley
Creepy and odd would describe the house Shane Ryan grew up in....he returns 20 years later when his parents dusappear.
Restless spirits....servant passages....doors that appear and disappear.....secret rooms....this house has a history all its own.
Just don't got near the lake....
"Everything is impossible until it isn't."
Recommended!
By Ron Ripley
Creepy and odd would describe the house Shane Ryan grew up in....he returns 20 years later when his parents dusappear.
Restless spirits....servant passages....doors that appear and disappear.....secret rooms....this house has a history all its own.
Just don't got near the lake....
"Everything is impossible until it isn't."
Recommended!
canadianbookaddict's review against another edition
3.0
I listened to the audiobook. The narrator did a great job and the book was well written and the story was good.
I might try and read it later on in the future.
I might try and read it later on in the future.
yuper's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
the_coycaterpillar_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Berkley Street is a haunted house horror novel. Now, it is known that I love all sub-genres of horror, ranging from slasher to suspense but I did struggle to categorize this into one sub-category. It really is genre-bending fiction. Be prepared to open the first page and get bludgeoned with the brutality of the characters and the intestinal fortitude of our protagonist, Shane Ryan. The house has a mind of its own – it simply takes care of itself. If you haven’t been invited, then be prepared to meet a grizzly end!
Each ghost has a story to tell none of it pleasant but all of it gruesome.
I often found myself scratching my head in confusion. Let me clarify. It is a ghost story so already the realms of the possible are blurred. That isn’t really an issue to me, it’s not why I read haunted house stories. The issue that caused me the most confusion was how the ghosts would kill people in relation to their behaviour to Shane. His interactions with the ghosts were mostly positive and quite often friendly. The two just didn’t add up for me. Oh and another point – why the hell would you fight for a house that quite clearly scares the crap out of you!
The house on Berkley Streets back story is interesting. I particularly enjoyed reliving Shane’s childhood experiences with the house and its occupants. Shane befriends most of the ghosts apart from the dark ones in the basement and the little girl that lives in the lake. The little girl has everyone trapped in a reign of horror. She is responsible for most of the deaths. Shane begs his parents to believe him about their house guests. They are hesitant until an incident changes their minds. Okay, so for the killer blow – they never move out?! Oh, and the double-barrelled shot is that on occasion they are happy to leave their child alone in 125 Berkley Street.
Berkley Street is a horror novella that is told in dual timelines, Shanes childhood and the present day. Shane is back home after spending around twenty years in the US Marines. His aunt and uncle pursued having his parents declared dead too early and wanted the family home. A lengthy court battle has resulted in Shane regaining his home, if only to find out what happened to his parents. It’s a decent story and I will read more in time.
Each ghost has a story to tell none of it pleasant but all of it gruesome.
I often found myself scratching my head in confusion. Let me clarify. It is a ghost story so already the realms of the possible are blurred. That isn’t really an issue to me, it’s not why I read haunted house stories. The issue that caused me the most confusion was how the ghosts would kill people in relation to their behaviour to Shane. His interactions with the ghosts were mostly positive and quite often friendly. The two just didn’t add up for me. Oh and another point – why the hell would you fight for a house that quite clearly scares the crap out of you!
The house on Berkley Streets back story is interesting. I particularly enjoyed reliving Shane’s childhood experiences with the house and its occupants. Shane befriends most of the ghosts apart from the dark ones in the basement and the little girl that lives in the lake. The little girl has everyone trapped in a reign of horror. She is responsible for most of the deaths. Shane begs his parents to believe him about their house guests. They are hesitant until an incident changes their minds. Okay, so for the killer blow – they never move out?! Oh, and the double-barrelled shot is that on occasion they are happy to leave their child alone in 125 Berkley Street.
Berkley Street is a horror novella that is told in dual timelines, Shanes childhood and the present day. Shane is back home after spending around twenty years in the US Marines. His aunt and uncle pursued having his parents declared dead too early and wanted the family home. A lengthy court battle has resulted in Shane regaining his home, if only to find out what happened to his parents. It’s a decent story and I will read more in time.
ectodueler's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
fictionaladventures's review against another edition
2.5
This was fine but nothing too special to me. I probably won’t remember it pretty soon.
jshep77's review against another edition
4.0
What an interesting start to a haunted house series. This wasn't your average ghost story. The ghosts are known from the start. But there is still a mystery to solve and a bad ghost to defeat. The story kept me intrigued.
spicysteph's review against another edition
4.0
Chills!! This book is going to stay in my favorite horror reads forever! My heart was pounding the whole time for Shane in this haunted house on Berkley Street. Good ghosts, bad ghosts, even ghosts who clean your house spotless!! I can’t wait to continue this series!
cheeriope's review against another edition
5.0
I don't read horror books since I hate being scared. I've been trying to be braver so I decided to take a brief stink into some horror to get my feet wet.
After the disappointment that was Boneshaker, a book labeled horror and not even slightly scary unless you're 6, I decided to pick up a dedicated horror book.
This was a really fun read! It stayed exciting and I was really interested in the house and what would happen. There were some genuinely scary parts but not enough to make me have nightmares or anything, so perfect to get me used to the genre.
Since I'm not a connoisseur of horror I can't say I'd recommend it. Maybe it was a tropey mess and just horrible, but since the genre is new to me I thought it was great!
After the disappointment that was Boneshaker, a book labeled horror and not even slightly scary unless you're 6, I decided to pick up a dedicated horror book.
This was a really fun read! It stayed exciting and I was really interested in the house and what would happen. There were some genuinely scary parts but not enough to make me have nightmares or anything, so perfect to get me used to the genre.
Since I'm not a connoisseur of horror I can't say I'd recommend it. Maybe it was a tropey mess and just horrible, but since the genre is new to me I thought it was great!