Negative Images follows the story of Anita Walsh grieving through her husband's unexpected death. Soon after his funeral, Anita becomes haunted by the ghost of her husband. These ghosts, called Negative Images, feed off of tormenting their survived loved ones. They exist to destroy the lives of those that they loved. These Negative Images are becoming more and more prevalent within society, but even so, people will avoid those haunted by a Negative Image.

Anita, who is struggling against her husband's haunting, tries to find a way to rid herself of his Negative Image. Anita works together with another being haunted by a Negative Image to try to find a "cure."

Rebecca Schier-Akamelu found a way to differentiate her book from others by creating her own twist to a haunted ghost story. This is her debut novel and I thought it was a great start. I loved the concept. I thought the writing was concise and the story flowed well. This book was gripping from start to finish and I loved that this took on an investigative approach. The pacing was steady throughout and the characters were well written.

I only wish that this story had more atmosphere to it. I wasn't as immersed as I wanted to be and was hoping for a more ominous tone. Regardless, I still would recommend this book and if the author decides to write another book in the future, I would definitely pick it up.

Negative Images releases to the public on July 22nd.

Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.