Helpful Score: 6
I got caught up in this book and raced through it. Like many horror stories, the beginning and middle are better than the ending. Not that the ending is bad, it's just that the thrill of a good horror novel is in the wickedly delicious sitting-on-the-edge-of-your-seat, ready-to-jump anticipation. Endings, by their very nature, wrap things up. There aren't supposed to be loose ends, so there's nothing left to give me the shivers. So the author of The Harrowing isn't a threat to Shirley Jackson's place in the horror genre, but she's still worth reading.
Helpful Score: 5
Really good ghost story, recommended.
Helpful Score: 5
This is SUCH a good book-I read it through in a hurry because I just couldn't put it down!! The characters and plot really keep you reading and you won't be disappointed.
Helpful Score: 4
it was the first time i hace read this aurthor and i will be waiting for her next. it was a deep moving read at the same time scary. a must read
Helpful Score: 2
Very scary. It grabbed me from page one and held me to the end. I can still "hear" the last sentence of the book in my head. "Anyone want to play?" Gave me the shivers.
