Omg omg omg .......... this book was amazing I could not put it down I read every word on the edge of my seat I loved the story line, i loved the way the story just kept us guessing all the way threw I loved all the twists and turns and would defiantly recommend this book it was so believable and kept the reader engaged I love it

Little one by Timothy G Huguenin.
This was a good read. Likeable story and characters. I did like Kelsie. 4*.

Haunted houses, forgotten backstories, little girls who kill people… what more could you possibly want?

Such a great novel you won't be able to put down long after it's past your bedtime...

Sad lonely story with a matching plot to make the tears fall

I enjoyed this quick read. The author is excellent with his creepy atmosphere. I found the mystery easy to solve and the story a bit over the top at times, but all in all a good read.

Suffice to say, I didn't like this one very much. It tells the story of Kelsea and her return to her childhood home after the death of her estranged parents to inherit their creepy house. I read a lot of novels and stories that require the suspension of disbelief and that's fine, so long as the internal logic of the world created makes sense. In too many instances in this book, that was not the case and consequently, the narrative just fails. As a ghost story, it does not scare and the characters are completely flat and have ridiculous decision-making fails inflicted upon them. The prose is ok and the book does move at a good pace, but it just wasn't an enjoyable ride for me I'm afraid.

Kelsea was on her way to Davis, West Virginia to meet with a lawyer named James. Kelsea’s home was in LA her home was anonymity. Kelsea remembers none of her first six years of life which had been here in Davis, West Virginia. It.was all blackness even bouncing around foster homes was hazy as soon as Kelsea was old enough she moved away from West Virginia running from her past. Kelsea was now thirty one and back in west Virginia. James met her at the Charleston airport as he said he would drive the couple hours to get to Chelsea’s biological home. Chelsea never knew why her parents had put her up for adoption at six years old. It was basically a nice home so why did her parents give Chelsea up for adoption if not financial reasons? There was a ghost- a child- who watched the truck pull away from the house. The child was thinking how funny it was the habits you kept after you died. Reading had become easy for after the child was separated from the human body and frail human brain. Losing your shell allowed awareness to expand in ways you’ll never know until it happens to you. Kelsea tells James that she plans on returning to LA in a week and that she will probably put the house up for sale. Kelsea wasn’t sure if she wanted to go through the stuff in the house or hire someone to go through it. James offered to let Kelsea borrow one of his truck to get around. Kelsea asked James if he had known her parents he had said yes they were good to him , he thought of them like family. Kelsea went out to the truck to get her phone charger even if there was no single and suitcase and somehow the door was now locked. She broke a window to get back in. Kelsea wrote for Ensemble Weekly- an entertainment magazine back in LA.
I just couldn’t really get into this story. I read this for awhile but it just didn’t keep my attention but I am sure others will enjoy this book but others will enjoy this.

A great immersive read I couldn't put down. Very well written

'Little One' is the story of Kelsea who return to her distant hometown in West Virginia after her parents died. Although she has been given up for adoption at the age of 6 and never reconciled with her parents they leave her all her possessions. So, her plan is to return for a week, sort out what is needed to be looked after and then return to L.A. and sell the house. Little does she know what's waiting for her and how much her past will interfere with her present.

This book might have some flaws but I'm more than happy to ignore them for the creepy hours I spent reading it. I wasn't sure at first if the way of telling the story would work but I decided to love it after a couple of chapters. It's no spoiler to tell you that part of the story is told from the ghost's POV although you don't know the relationship between the protagonists. I wasn't sure if a book can be scary if you already know that there's a ghost... I was dead wrong on this. The author maybe did use a lot of cliché horror themes but they worked well on me. I actually put the book down one evening to not finish it when it's dark outside and I'm alone at home. The small-town atmosphere worked well and I started to care for Kelsea quickly.

Now, as for its flaws. Honestly, it was a little easy to guess who is the bad guy. And for some parts of the story I wanted to kick Kealsea just a little because she acted like a dumb child. Asking myself a lot 'Why can't she see this?'.
I was also a little disappointed with the ending. It was too easy and a little rushed if you asked me. Overall, I believe the story would have benefitted from a little more character building, a little less insta-live and just more pages to set the atmosphere later.

However, it was a great read and I decided to give it the highest rating because I read a lot of bad horror books in the last years and I love the fact that there are still good ones out there.

I picked this book out of the horror section, but it's more a mystery/ghost story.

Kelsea Stone arrives to take possession of a house left to her by her birth parents after their death. She has not seen them in years and barely remembers them at all. She has few memories of her early childhood and none that start before she was given up for adoption. She doesn't even remember that as a small child she once lived in this very home.

She intends to clear it out and sell it off, or perhaps rent it out as a vacation property. However that proves difficult with the rumors surrounding the home. The story line was fairly predictable but I enjoyed the spooky atmosphere, as I am a sucker for howling winds, heavy snowfall, and buried secrets.

great read and easy to follow story line. really enjoyable book to read.

While the story started off well and while I was pulled into the story line at the beginning that did not hold true for the entire length of this book..By the middle of this book I had lost a lot of my interest and the story starting to fall flat to me. Then, some really strange reactions by a few of the characters put me off for awhile and the last one third of the book was a bit of a chore to finish.. I would recommend this book to younger readers.. maybe 16 to 20 years olds..
Thank you go Net galley and the publisher for a chance to read and give an honest review of this book.

I didn't think this was a bad book, but perhaps it was a little more on the younger reader side than I would have imagined from reading the description. Some of the actions of the characters seemed a bit silly to me and at times the story felt a little clunky, like it was afraid to move forward.

The plot is interesting and I was looking forward to solving the mystery at the heart of the book, but then I would fall into a spot where the story seemed to bog down and wonder if I really had the desire to finish it or not. Eventually, I did make it all the way to the end, but it was not without a struggle to keep paying attention.

My honest opinion is that this is a talented author that has a great imagination, but could have benefited from giving this book further consideration and the use of good beta readers before releasing it. If you cut out the portions of this that slow the story down, it would have been great. The setting was interesting and the descriptions were good.

This review is based on a complementary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Came across this gem on NetGalley and I was intrigued by the description. This book is honestly not getting the attention it deserves. This is one of those books that will make you stay awake until the wee hours of the morning trying to devour every last page just to find out what's going to happen.

The story follows Kelsea Stone who travels from LA to her birthplace in West Virginia after learning of her biological parents death. She has inherited their home and must confront her past in order to clean out the house and sell it.

Upon her arrival in West Virginia, she is picked up by James Pendleton, the lawyer that's handling the family's affairs. While not your typical lawyer - "looks more like a lumberjack than a lawyer", Kelsea quickly begins relying on him to show her around and get settled. She learns that he had been close to her estranged parents and begins to ask questions about her past.

Upon arrival to the home, she believes she sees movement in the upstairs window. This turns out to be just one of the many creepy things that she is presented with.

I enjoyed the author's style of alternating between narrator's throughout the book. Some chapters are narrated by Kelsea, other's by James, some by an unknown spirit, and various other characters come into play as the plot progresses (trying not to give out any spoilers!!)

While the overall narration of this book is simple and I, at times, began wondering if it was a YA novel, as I got deeper into the plot, I became more and more absorbed. Towards the middle of the book, with some of the plot twists, it became apparent that this was no YA novel, and I'm guilty of staying up until 2am just to finish this book in order to find out what was going to happen.

A quick, easy read with a good plot, I recommend this be added to everyone's summer reading list, you will not be disappointed. I truly appreciate NetGalley for matching me to this book and introducing me to an author that I probably would not have normally read. Now I look forward to Mr. Huguenin's next book and will be searching for his past novels. I'm truly a fan!

Timothy G. Huguenin has a fabulous writing style that immerses readers in his world so well everything else just melts into the background.. Time flew by me as I read this book, because all I cared about was racing to the end..

The story of Kelsea and the parents she has long forgotten is so fast paced readers won’t have time to consider what chapter they're on or how far they've read. Huguenin packs plenty of eerie surprises, creepy circumstances and well-developed characters to hold readers attention.

I found "Little One" easy to read thanks to the author's crisp writing style. He created a very vivid imagery that made it easy to picture the house in West Virginia. I could almost see Kelsea Stone in front of me, like I was watching a movie in my mind. due to the great character development and the realism threaded in the pages. What made this book really fascinating was the way the author made the house and nature around it seem like an additional main character with its own personality.

Not a bad premise for a book, but I didn't really connect with any of the characters, good, bad or corporeal. It took the leading female character, Kelsea, AGES to figure out that she'd had a twin sister, and that something bad had happened when they were both children...even when she'd come across photos of herself where she was holding another small hand attached to a body whose image was torn from the photo. Granted, adults don't always remember events from very early childhood (I'm talking 3 or 4 years old), but traumatic events that take place once they grow beyond that age are seldom forgotten. I'm talking personal experience here, as well as friends' memories that have been shared with me. And the male lead character, James, was not particularly well-drawn, either. Last but certainly not least, it was also difficult to understand why it took Kelsea so long to even begin investigating the mystery surrounding her family, given all the clues she found along with the strange way in which the town residents reacted when they discovered who she was. All in all, nothing really grabbed me about either the story or the characters, so I can't in all good conscience recommend this book. Look elsewhere for a gripping mystery.

An interesting book - a peculiar mix of chick-lit and classic horror. It took a bit of getting used to, but the formula does work quite well. I enjoyed the book, and it had some twists I didn't expect, though it could have done with some fleshing out, and a couple of instances were a bit unbelievable. If you can ignore the plotholes you'll enjoy it.

Thanks Netgalley - what a refreshing book to read by someone new, its a really clever bok with a twist. Good read

Honestly, this book gave me shivers when I was reading it. I figured out that I had to read it during the day because when I tried to go to sleep I heard sounds in the night and got super freaked out. It was a really interesting book and the ending was really happy for a mystery/thriller. I definitely enjoyed it and it's characters.