The Haunting of Gillespie House

I know I've said it in another review or two but I have a messed up relationship with Coates' The Haunting of..... books. Why? Because I'll love the atmosphere of the story itself...but hate the main character. And these stories don't have that many characters.
I'll say I won't read her books again...But here we are. HERE WE ARE.

This one didn't even have the atmosphere I love going for it. I wasn't drawn in by an other worldly vibe. It was bleh. That's all I have folks. It should've been a quick read...less than 200 pages..but I put the book down twice.

Side note....if you're house sitting a strangers house and you find a locked door as you check out the house...would you break open that door some nights later? Even though at no point was that door mysteriously unlocked. No, no you wouldn't. Would it also not be the first door you broke in said home? No because who does that? Nobody. Nobody does that.

Well this one had me on the edge of my seat more. Give me this style of scary read than the hack and slash in your face type of gory stories. If the house had have been mine, I would have been peeved over the main character's actions but she is why we have the story in the first place. I enjoyed it.

I also enjoyed the short story at the end as well. Except, I couldn't tell the gender of the main character but lent towards it being a possible teenage or slightly younger boy.

This author is great for quick, spooky reads. I woke at 1am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep so why not grab a horror story and enjoy the darkness of the morning...