Just one more page, *screw it*, one more chapter
5 out of 5 stars
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve tiptoed my way into the horror scene. I don’t really enjoy horror movies (jump scares just piss me off). And I don’t like being creeped out. But, for some reason, when it comes to books I can turn off that specific “freaked out” thought process and go to bed. That is until I started reading The Siren and the Specter. I mention this for two reasons – Janz scared the hell out of me and that I have not read another Janz book before this (queue horror fan gasps).
I follow Michael Patrick Hicks and when I saw how excited he was for this The Siren and the Specter I knew I was in for a treat. I knew I should have read other book by Janz already but if this book is any indication on what I’ve been missing – don’t worry, I’m mad at myself now.
David Caine is a skeptic and is invited to stay at the so-called most haunted house in the state, The Alexander House. What he comes to find while staying here freaked me right out. I was reading through my hand like that was going to protect me. The story itself was one of those just one more page, screw it, one more chapter – type of books. But at the same time, I kept putting the book down to give myself a break.
Janz had me completely freaked out. He was able to build this soupy and thick atmosphere you could cut with a knife that just set the mood for everything to come. I knew that if I was freaked out early – that this one was going to keep me up at night as I got deeper and deeper. Top that off with great character building and characters that jumped off the page (both good and bad) and you have a book that is something special.
I hope that this is a sign of things to come from Flame Tree Press because… wow, just wow did this one start it off right.
Book Description:
The Siren and the Specter by Johnathan JanzPublished by Flame Tree Press on September 6th 2018
Genres: Horror
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