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A review by bucher_freund
In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Harlowe, Kevin, Andy, and Addison have been Buffyesque Scoobies since middle school. Now approaching their 20s and responsible adulthood, they take a chance at one big payout of a mystery score at the haunted Spindrift House. As soon as they arrive, weird stuff connected to the sea starts happening (of course).
I don't know about this one. The prologue chapter was amazing, setting up the potential for a fabulous haunted house story. The change in tone when we meet the Scoobies was jarring, but I adjusted. However, the rest of the story had cool moments and meh moments. I think the parts of this story ended up being better than the whole.
Mira Grant wrote Into the Drowning Deep, a scary mermaid book I read last year that was absolutely phenomenal. She also writes the Wayward Children series under the name Seanan Maguire and those stories are very highly recommended as well.
I don't know about this one. The prologue chapter was amazing, setting up the potential for a fabulous haunted house story. The change in tone when we meet the Scoobies was jarring, but I adjusted. However, the rest of the story had cool moments and meh moments. I think the parts of this story ended up being better than the whole.
Mira Grant wrote Into the Drowning Deep, a scary mermaid book I read last year that was absolutely phenomenal. She also writes the Wayward Children series under the name Seanan Maguire and those stories are very highly recommended as well.