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Title: Ari
Subtitle: To Each His Ghost, Book 1
Author: S. M. Boyce
Narrator: Steve Barnes
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-23-16
Publisher: S. M. Boyce, L.L.C.
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Fiction, Horror
Publisher's Summary:
The moment Ari Bowers stepped inside the abandoned farmhouse on the outskirts of White Haven, Pennsylvania, she wanted to hightail it out of there like the ghost-fearing girl she was. Instead, she let her crush, Marcus Wagner, lead her into the shadows.
Oops.
As she predicted, they ran out screaming. But something followed her home.
Since that night, Ari is haunted by something she can't see. It watches her when she sleeps. It caresses her in the shower. It carves words into her skin and lives alongside her, never satisfied with her terror. It always wants more, and Ari begins to fear it will take her and her date back to the farmhouse forever.
For Ari and Marcus, it's not a matter of whether or not monsters are real; it's a life-or-death race to figure out which one is out to drag their souls to hell.
Members Reviews:
I'm excited for more of this series!
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Ari Bowers, your typical goth girl with an interest in the paranormal, is taken aback when the popular jock, Marcus Wagner, asks her on a date. He thinks the best way to charm her pants off, literally, is to take her into the infamous abandoned farmhouse on the outskirts of town that's rumored to be haunted due to a nefarious past. His surprise goes unbelievably wrong, and they both leave screaming and with an unwelcome third party.
Ari knows she's not alone anymore. She constantly feels like she's being watched. And then she begins to touch her and scratch her in her sleep. It soon becomes clear it feeds off her fear and can never be satiated. It wants her to suffer. It wants her to come back to the farmhouse. Forever.
For Ari and Marcus, itâs not a matter of whether or not monsters are real; Itâs a life-or-death race to figure out which one is out to drag their souls to hell.
MY REVIEW:
I read this book as part of my #yearofindiewomen.
It had been a while since I'd read a paranormal novel, and this was a fun jump back in. The overall plot of this is intriguing, unique, and quite creepy. The villain is horrifying, and the backstory leaves you wanting to know more about the house and those who lived (and died) there.
Marcus and Ari's characters started off a bit cliched -- Marcus as the womanizing high school jock who only cares about the notches on his belt, and Ari as the goth chick into ghost shows and the paranormal -- but as the story moves along, their development becomes more nuanced. Marcus' relationship with his mother was a nice touch; it really helped to make him likable and less of a douche.
Boyce used a lot of the most tropey (is that a word) paranormal story things (i.e. scratches, footsteps/knocks in the night, whispers, etc.) in a way that felt close to ironic to tell a story all her own. She referenced ghost shows, almost poking fun at them. I don't know if this was her intention, but I liked it.
I finished this book in one day, and immediately had to download the prelude to this book, 'Origins', which I read in one sitting. I hope Boyce continues this series because she's got a knack for writing ghostly tales.
Read this review and more on my blog at roxiewrites (dot) tumblr (dot) com.
Testing the spirits.
I received a free copy of this book from the author.