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169 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 10, 2017
“We want to talk about the ghosts.”When their mother is hospitalised after an accident, fifteen year old Tara and her eleven year old brother, Kyle, go to stay with their grandparents. Their mother doesn’t talk about her parents and the siblings have never even met Peter and May.
“Did you hear the footsteps?”If I’d read this book when I was younger I expect it would have unsettled me enough that I would have been suspicious of every noise I heard at night. However, it felt like I was reading a more atmospheric R.L. Stine book than one intended for adults.
“There is nothing more important to us than family.”May was the standout character for me. Regardless of everything else going on in the background I wanted to hang out with her in the kitchen. Never mind the ghosts; I’m going to the Folcroft’s for May’s cooking.
“Some run fast. Others run slow. They must all keep the same time. Down to the second.”Sub Basement
Dozens of people had made the run without seeing anything out of the ordinary. And even when … well, Joan had suffered from a heart condition, anyway.Crypt
“They don’t believe me,” he said before I could even open my mouth. “They think I’m making it up.”Content warnings include .
“Making what up?” I asked.
“The vampire.”