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Thursday, February 11, 2021

THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE Book Review

 



The Haunting of Maddy Clare

Review 

NOT YOUR AVERAGE GHOST STORY 

 

Three ghost hunters go on a quest to bring about evidence to prove ghosts do exist at a historical time where ghost hunting is anything but normal. None, however, are prepared as to what they encounter, a spirit unlike any other, haunting the very barn in which a young woman had hung herself. The entity, Maddy Clare, has been having tantrums, her rage knowing no bounds. What follows is a play of wills between a ghost and a young woman, whose life up until then had been pretty mundane. Sarah Piper had considered herself plain and boring. She is anything but - surprising not only herself but the two men who have underestimated her.

Over the years, I have read plenty of ghosts stories and have written a few of my own. What I like about Simone St James’s ghostly tale is that it is different from the normal bump-in-the-night ghost story.  Maddy Clare is terrifying and yet at times woeful. This ghost story kept me guessing as to what happened to Maddy Clare in real life, the story heartbreaking, and her revenge a soothing balm. Sarah Piper was a great character and the love story between she and Matthew was well played.  

I highly recommend this read.

Tamera Lawrence 

Author of GHOST OF MAYFLOWER, PENNHURST GHOST OF MAYFLOWER II, THE POND & ASYLUM (March 10, 2021) 


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