Review of "The Supernatural Enhancements" by Edgar Cantero

This story of a young English man who inherits a haunted house in Virginia and his teenage mute, Irish girlfriend is told is a series of diary entries and notes, transcripts of audio recordings and video recordings, letters to an Aunt Liza, emails and a dream journal. The young man supposedly is the long lost second cousin of the house's owner who killed himself. The young man thinks he sees a ghost and has very vivid dreams of a horrifying nature. His girl friend is supposed to watch over him. These two slowly find out the background of the house and it's former owners. I liked the way that the story moved forward it's various written entries. It kept me engrossed about what would happen.

Review of "A Slant of Light" by Jeffrey Lent

This most recent book from Jeffrey Lent creates the atmosphere and life during the aftermath of the Civil War in western New York around the Finger Lakes. The story opens with the killing of a hired man by Malcolm Hopeton not long after he returns to his farm after the war. He inadvertently causes his wife's death, also. The characters in the book are very well drawn and life on the farm is described in great detail. The spiritual and moral beliefs of these hard-working people are depicted, too. The language that comes out of their mouths rings true.

Review of "The Gates of Evangeline" by Hester Young

Charlie, a woman whose child died recently from a brain aneurysm, has visions / dreams  of children who are about to die. She is a New York City journalist who is sent by her employer to write a story about a rich family in Louisiana. In fact, the family commissioned Charlie's employer to write about them. The family's history includes the disappearance and presumed death of the younger brother of the present adult siblings. Charlie thinks that her recurring visions are leading her to discover who killed him. But the truth is slowly revealed in this complicated story. The author kept me long after I should have gone to sleep.

Review of "Alice' by Christina Henry

Many of the characters in this book are based on characters from Alice in Wonderland. But there the resemblance to the original book ends. Alice goes through many adventures of a horrifying and violent nature trying to remember what happened to her in the past. She slowly remembers what happened to her and realizes her own power. In the end she is able to defeat the dark forces and return to a brighter world. This book kept me reading until the end. It is well written and the pacing is good.