Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Indie-Fever Book Review: Spirits of Lakewood


This is my second book review. I'm happy to review Indie books and link my reviews to the Indie-Fever Reading Challenge 2013 (just click on the picture to learn about it), as well as post them on Amazon and any other book site requested. 



Here's my review of Spirits of Lakewood - Hidden Secrets by Samantha Rindfuss:



This is a Young Adult ghost story about an orphaned teen-age girl, Sophie, who goes to live with her grandmother. Sophie learns the house, and now she, is haunted by a dead girl who demands to be reunited with her dead father. Sophie is relatable and the story is cute - good for younger teens. There is a sufficient amount of suspense and fairly chilling ghost descriptions. The ending is a bit too quick, and some of the story line could be more developed, but it’s still an enjoyable read. It is Volume 1, so this could be the first book of a series of similar stories, or maybe the story will continue with the next. I can see teens wanting to read more of this story and learn whether Sophie will settle in her new hometown.

This being an Indie book, I would like to also comment on more technical issues that often come up with self-published books. The writing could be spruced up a notch. There was nothing glaringly wrong, but there were some typical missteps, like starting too many sentences with “as I.” “As” is a too common word in the book, such as “as she looked out the window” or “and as he walked in.” Despite this, I would recommend this for young teens.


I won Spirits of Lakewood eBook from LibraryThing. The LibraryThing Member Giveaway is a great place to get free eBooks in exchange for reviews. 100 copies of my eBook, Anticipation of the Penitent, is being offered at the LibraryThing member giveaway. Follow the link, scroll down until you see my book, and sign up to request it.


8 comments:

  1. sounds like a great book! saw you on the bloghop and had to meet you! hi, new follower here!

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    1. Thanks for coming over! I've got to check out your blog. Boy, it's nearly past my bedtime again. :)

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  2. Sometimes self publishing authors can benefit from the services of an editor and critique group!

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    1. Yes, a critique group probably would have caught those repeat phrases. But other than that, the writing wasn't bad.

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  3. Wow, and intriguing yet dark story:) Neato:)

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