I’ve waited for quite a while after finishing The Siren and the Specter to write my review. I wanted to let it percolate for a bit in my mind before trying to assign a rating to it. As a book blogger, that’s one of the hardest measures of a book. I’m settling on a 3.5 Paws for this one. For those of you unfamiliar with my rating system, 3 is “it was okay” and 4 is “I liked it”. No matter how I try to approach it, this falls into that gray area in between. Let me tell you why.

Atmosphere: Janz sets an eerie tone from the very start. I had no problem visualizing the house and the surrounding area. The first 25% of the book is sluggish but I think that has chiefly to do with the setup of the location and character backstory. There is something “off”; whether it’s the house or the people. There is unquestionably a taint to the place you can’t quite put your finger on and with it, a fantastic sensation of anticipation.

Read the rest of the review at Cats Luv Coffee