Ahoy there me mateys!  Though this pirate's focus is on sci-fi and fantasy, this Captain does have broader reading tastes. So occasionally I will share some novels that I enjoyed that are off the charts (a non sci-fi or fantasy) . . .

I picked up this book because of Matey Mogsy's review and Matey Tammy's review.  I love when the crew finds treasure.  This was the perfect mood read.  The very light version of the plot is a haunted house where the owner, Margaret, refuses to move out no matter how haunted the house.  Most of the year she co-exists with the ghostly inhabitants.  September is the rough month when the walls bleed and the ghosts are extra awful - especially the creature in the basement.  But this year is also when Margaret's husband, Hal, can't take it anymore and disappears.  Daughter Katherine is suspicious when she isn't able to speak to her father and comes for a visit.

The house is certainly a character in its own right.  I loved the creepy atmosphere.  I loved that the story begins four years after the couple bought the house and so ye learn its history in bits and pieces.  I loved all the ghosts.  There is Fredricka who makes tea.  There is the burned lady, Blythe.  There is the ghost who wants to bite everything. And much more.

The writing and descriptions were extremely evocative.  Especially when ye consider this was a debut.  There is the mystery of Hal, the mystery of the house, and the mystery of Margaret's past.  Is Margaret crazy?  Or is the house actually haunted?  The scenes are gory and yet sometimes humorous.  I loved Fredricka moving all the things.  I loved that the ending was both horrifying in parts and ended with hope.  I read the e-book but wonder how the audiobook would be.  I may actually reread this one via audio to see.  Highly recommended to the rest of the crew who hasn't read this.  Arrrr!