Mark is uprooted from his home and high school in the Twin Cities and forced to move with his family into a Victorian in Nowhere-ville. Busy with the relocation and fitting in, Mark’s parents don’t see what’s unfolding around them—the way rooms and left behind objects seem alive with a haunted past. 
Of course, Mark keeps his ghostly encounters to himself, all the while sinking deeper into the house's dark, alluring, and ultimately terrifying history. As romantic entanglements intensify, the paranormal activity escalates. Past and present come together. Everything is connected—from the bricks in the walls to the hearts beating in their chests, all the secrets of Fountain Dead are finally unearthed.

This was a slow burner and took a while to get into but I am glad that I stuck at it because it was great. The tension and mystery mounted and I couldn’t put the book down. Braun expertly moulded the two storylines together that left me wondering and guessing at several connections and outcomes and without ruining the book, there is some eye opening revelations. Atmospheric and spooky this is a book to read with the lights on.

*I received this book for free through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Unfortunately, I did not like the way this was written. It was very disjointed, disconnected, and confusing. The book felt like an outline instead of a first draft. I dislike time-jumps (which this had) and it never stayed in one place long enough to get a feel of the book.

I really enjoyed this story. I have never read this author before but is obviously a talented writer and I hope to read more by them..Horror lovers will enjoy.

Mark and his younger sister Tausha move into an old estate with their parents. On the property there sits a fountain full of putrid green sludge. This fountain totally gives Mark the creeps, and not only because of the smell and the gross green gooey water. It's just "off" somehow.
Soon enough Tausha begins to act strange and mom starts sipping on the alcohol a bit more than before. Mark and his new friend Hexx have to get to the bottom of it before Mark's whole family goes down the drain.

This was an enjoyable book that went told it's story in two different time periods. Mark's time and decades ago we learn the house's story and that of those who lived in it. It's interesting when it all comes together. This is a strange take on a native america legend. Well told. Enjoy.
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