A review by rachelhodgkins
The Haunting of Tyrese Walker by J.P. Rose
3.0
Tyrese Walker has already endured a traumatic year with the death of his father, when is mother takes him to Jamacia to visit his grandmother. She believes this is the trip that will help him to open up about his father’s death and begin grieving. But when Tyrese stumbles upon a hidden grave in the mountain his broken heart becomes appealing to the Shadow man. Will Tyrese succumb to the song of the missing?
We follow Tyrese, Marvin and Ellie as they try to save themselves from the duppies and daemons of Jamacia. What does the shadow man want with Tyrese? They dig up stories of grief from the past as they try to figure out who the shadow man is and how they can stop him, We also follow Tyrese on his journey of grief and you see his character go through all the stages of denial, anger and finally acceptance – it was beautiful to read.
This was a 3-star rating for me. The generally hauntings where spine chillingly just enough, with some chapters (mainly involving the old man or insect descriptions) leaving me generally creeped out! I felt that the narrative should have stayed with this creepy vibe. It lost its eeriness for me when the narrative went all Frankenstein’s monster. I was really rooting for an ending that linked the loss of his dad more with the shadow man- I was expecting it to come to fruition that all the hallucinations, blackouts and spirits were in his mind. Though I did love that Tyreses coming to terms with his grief was his saving light in the end.
I would definitely try other books from this author especially if they have the same eerie vibes.
We follow Tyrese, Marvin and Ellie as they try to save themselves from the duppies and daemons of Jamacia. What does the shadow man want with Tyrese? They dig up stories of grief from the past as they try to figure out who the shadow man is and how they can stop him, We also follow Tyrese on his journey of grief and you see his character go through all the stages of denial, anger and finally acceptance – it was beautiful to read.
This was a 3-star rating for me. The generally hauntings where spine chillingly just enough, with some chapters (mainly involving the old man or insect descriptions) leaving me generally creeped out! I felt that the narrative should have stayed with this creepy vibe. It lost its eeriness for me when the narrative went all Frankenstein’s monster. I was really rooting for an ending that linked the loss of his dad more with the shadow man- I was expecting it to come to fruition that all the hallucinations, blackouts and spirits were in his mind. Though I did love that Tyreses coming to terms with his grief was his saving light in the end.
I would definitely try other books from this author especially if they have the same eerie vibes.