Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella When Cady hears disembodied voices, she fears she is suffering from the same paranoid schizophrenia that drove her brother, a Harvard student, to take his life. Who can blame her? Fear is a character in this novel. Fear of the unknown, fear of things that go bump in the night, fear that, in fact, the things you think go bump in the night are only going bump in your mind. Fear of fear. It…
Review: Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie Publisher: Brilliance Audio Format: audiobook Source: Pleasanton Library What it’s about: When Andromeda Miller returns ten years’ worth of alimony checks to her ex-husband, she is met with a surprise. A job offer. A job for one month. Salary: 10,000 dollars. An offer too good for Andy to reject. Andy’s ex-husband North knows that when he sends Andy to the haunted castle she will figure out a way to handle any and…
Help for the Haunted by John Searles Publisher: William Morrow, 368 pages Format: hardcover Source: Guest review The premise of this novel attracted me right away: A married couple counsels people tormented by ghosts. This couple never knows when someone will call with an urgent need for help–often these calls come in the middle of the night. Imagine being the teen daughter of parents such as these. Help for the Haunted is a coming-of-age story with a supernatural twist. I’m…