Diary of a Haunting
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Horror
3.7
(126)
M. Verano
In the tradition of Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project, an American teen recounts the strange events that occur after she moves into a new—and very haunted—home with her family in this chilling diary that features photos and images of what she experienced.Letters, photographs, and a journal…all left behind in the harrowing aftermath. Following her parents’ high-profile divorce, Paige and her brother are forced to move to Idaho with their mother, and Paige doesn’t have very high hopes for her new life. The small town they’ve moved to is nothing compared to the life she left behind in LA. And the situation is made even worse by the drafty old mansion they’ve rented that’s filled with spiders and plenty of other pests that Paige can’t even bear to imagine. Pretty soon, strange things start to happen around the house—one can of ravioli becomes a dozen, unreadable words start appearing on the walls, and Paige’s little brother begins roaming the house late at night. And there’s something not right about the downstairs neighbor who seems to know a lot more than he’s letting on. Things only get creepier when she learns about the cult that conducted experimental rituals in the house almost one hundred years earlier. The more Paige investigates, the clearer it all becomes: there’s something in the house, and whatever it is…and it won’t be backing down without a fight.
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Author
M. Verano
Pages
320
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2015-08-25
ISBN
148143070X 9781481430708
Ratings
Google: 4
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"I JUST FINISHED THIS BOOK AND OH MY GOD. THE ENDING WAS SO GOOD I'M LITERALLY GOBSMACKED. HOLY CRAP"
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"“There are some things only a fire can cleanse”<br/>⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/>I am so bummed about this one. The premise was incredibly intriguing and at first the mixed media element seemed like it would make this original and much more intense. Unfortunately, this book did not pan out how I expected at all. <br/>Firstly, I didn’t enjoy the entire story being nothing but online journal entries. In the beginning they made the story interesting, but once you get into the actual supernatural parts of the story, you lose something by having it be this format; the events are less scary as we are getting a recap instead of being actually immersed within.<br/>Secondly, while the story was captivating in the beginning, I began to lose interest once reveals started to happen as this book wasn’t as original as I hoped it would be. A lot of horror tropes were recycled and relied on to keep the story moving. Also, once we finally got into the actual ‘haunting’ parts of the story, the timing sped up considerably for whatever reason making it hard to fully enjoy the suspense and intensity of certain scenes; in addition, some things became confusing as we were moving incredibly fast but still only getting a minor view of the whole story due to being told through journal entries.<br/>Finally, the ending. Wow was it bad."
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Cailin Zoltak
"This book is so creepy, especially the ending. And this book is actually something that happened in real life? I loved the book, it was so attention grabbing and envoked many emotions while I read this. It was over all an amazing book."
Cathern Young
"It was good, the plot twist had me shook."
Veliex