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This was a bit to reminiscent of the Scream Movie Franchise... and predictable ( 2 things I'm not a huge fan of).

I enjoyed the story unfolding, HOWEVER the ending fell totally flat for me.
Didn't enjoy the ending at all. (deducted 2 stars for ending).

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me a chance to read this ARC. This Halloween thriller is full of suspense, surprises and dead bodies! A fast paced mystery with a surprising ending!

I had great hopes for this novel, given the title and the author (and its release just prior to Spooky Season). Those hopes did not completely manifest, as almost all the book focuses on 1st person narrative of an unreliable Narrator who is ruled by her heart, not her head, and pays only surface respect to authority. Also, if this were a Horror or Suspense film (and certainly it very well could be!) knowledgeable audiences would be constantly groaning because young Penny (okay, she's seventeen but hardly acts it) flies headlong into trouble over and over, more than lemmings diving from a cliff.

All that aside, the plot premise is good, the reprise a year later of earlier events is engrossing, but kudos go to the Denouement, which in its entirety is super far out! So 4 stars to the novel, 12 stars to the Denouement and conclusion!😊

This was my favorite by her so far. Perfect for October and the queen of twists does it again. She blows me away every single time

Murder in a small town, by someone no one saw coming. That's a good plotline. Add that on the anniversary, more murders start happening. Another good plotline. It was overall pretty entertaining, but I wanted a bigger twist or to not have so much emphasis on it being a certain character in the story because then you know it won't be them that is the bad guy. I really wanted to love this, but I found myself a little disappointed at the end. I love a cliffhanger, but it felt too steep.

Ughh THAT ENDING WTF!!!! But I still loved the book. Plus the fall/Halloween vibes were everythingggg. I'm officially a Natasha Preston fan.

ALL THE FALL FEELS.

Pumpkins. Costumes. And masked killers, oh my.

This book is perfect for spooky season. I may even reread it next year. However, I struggled to feel satisfied with the ending.

Maybe I missed something (or a lot of somethings...), but the unmasking of the killer felt quick and random, and not satisfactory in the sense of "I knew it!" or "I had no idea, but all the clues WERE THERE. How did I miss it?!"

The ending left me feeling unsure--as if the book had a running and exciting start, then simply coasted to a lame stop until the curtain fell.

I'm curious to read other's reviews to see if they felt the same way.

I would recommend this book--to hear what others think of the ending, and also because the fall nostalgia is definitely present and accounted for.

Looking forward to reading something else from this author!!

Suspenseful, mysterious, creepy, engaging, thrilling. Natasha Preston has done it again. I absolutely loved her characters. They were so well written and they were very relatable and realistic (which adds a lot to the story.

The plot was fast paced, thrilling engaging, kept you guessing throughout the whole thing. I honestly read this book whenever I had a moment, my lunch break, while cooking (it’s harder than it sounds), even while waiting for an event to start. I could not put it down. It’s a quicker read but it’s so well written and the plot developed so well within those pages.

I have a love/hate relationship with Natasha and her endings. That’s all I have to say because you need to read the book (well any of her thriller books) and you’ll understand.

10/10 would recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC. This is my honest and voluntary review

I am generally not a fan of Young Adult novels, but I love Natasha Preston’s books! The Haunting kept me on the edge of my seat and had lots of twists! I especially enjoyed reading this novel during spooky season, it gave me all the Halloween vibes. Five stars for me!

ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
I’ve been loving Natasha Preston’s books and been catching up on the ones I haven’t yet read. When I got an ARC of this, I thought September/October was the perfect time to read to celebrate spooky season. Overall, I liked this book. Like Preston’s other books, I was absolutely sucked in and on the edge of my seat. The thrills were leaving me on edge when I went to bed for the night. Despite the thrill, I thought the book was a bit graphic and the ending was very abrupt.

Publication Date: September 26, 2023

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Amazing !!! I loved the plot twist and never saw it coming but OMG the cliffhanger *shocked face* !
Perfect for spooky season !! You’ll love every second of this book !

This was an interesting book. It was very similar to a Scream type movie, so if you enjoy those movies, you will probably enjoy this! It had me guessing who the killer was through the whole book, and had a great reveal. The ending was left very open, making me believe that a sequel could be coming.

This is the first horror book I have read this year that I was absolutely hooked! The suspense, the twist!

I was invested in this book from the start. I love how the author kept me captivated enough to keep reading and wanting to know who the killer was! I has a list of people I “thought” was the killer, but man was I wrong.

Penny was the girlfriend to Nash whose father, Jackson, ended killing 5 kids around Halloween and ended up being caught by the FBI after 2 of them being in town. But a YEAR later the murders have started again and have everyone questioning if this is a copy cat killer.

Penny broke up with Nash, ignored and shunned him and his sister Grace. Now that the killings have started again the town is questioning if Jackson’s kids have followed in his footsteps.

I had my doubts about multiple people in this book, but my mind was blown towards the end. And that ending! I don’t know if this book will get a sequel but it was definitely worth the read!

** spoiler alert **
*Thank you NetGalley, Delacorte Press and Natasha Preston for this e-arc. Even though I bought immediately when it came out lol*

Well, this one was a heck of a lot better than The Island for sure!! But first off, I thought this was about a ghost or something based on the title but uh, she fooled me lol. I immediately knew this was going to be good based on the fact that I couldn't put it down! Natasha naturally kept me on my toes, especially with the spooky vibes it gave with it being around Halloween! I will say it usually until the last few chapters that I start to piece together everything, so I knew Grace and Omar did it, but I will say she got me in the first half not going to lie lol! But the grammatical errors were very noticeable, and I just couldn't deal with it. Also, I don't know if she meant to do this to confuse the readers, but the characters would say one thing for their alibi and then when asked again not 20 minutes later it's a completely different alibi...Along with them not questioning their messages not being answered or things like that. I honestly thought her parents were behind it lol, I don't know why but they gave off that feeling. That ending though!! I have a feeling Nash shot Zayn, it just seems right also Zayn's character was kind of on the "weird side", especially after he found Penny at the movie theater based on his "instincts", yea uh huh, try again! But anyways, I loved this, and I want to say thank you again to NetGalley, Delacorte Press and Natasha Preston for this e-arc.

Nash and Graces father was sent to prison for the murders of their friends. More murders start occurring and Penny, Nash’s ex girlfriend starts looking into the murders.
This was a great, creepy, Halloween read that keeps you guessing. Thanks NetGalley and Random House Children’s for this free readers copy!

Natasha Preston is the queen of creepy, fast-paced, young adult thrillers and The Haunting iswas just that!

It was a perfect choice for this time of year and had me on the edge of my seat. I kept changing my mind on who the “bad guy” was practically each chapter.

Were there some parts that were predictable and not very believable? Yes, but I enjoyed it anyways. It was fun and I could picture it all in my head like a scary movie!

Last Halloween Jackson Whitmore was put awway for life for the brutal massacre of teenagers leading up to Halloween niight. Almost a year later and things have finally loosened up a bit. Tensions are still running a little high as the anniversary is coming up, also the fact the Jackson Whitmore's kids still live in town even though they have been ostracized.
Omar, Zayne, Adi and Penny have been friends for life and once upon a time Nash Whitmore was part of that group as well. After the murders they were all warned to stay away from Nash especially brutal for Penny who is very much in love with Nash.
When Penny and Adi go shopping for Halloween costumes Penny finds a body of a student they attend school with brutally murdered in the same way as last Halloween. Penny swears she glimpses someone in the same outfit and mask that Jackson wore last year, but he is serving life in prison and Penny swears it can't be Nash or his Sister Grace as they seem to have alibi's.
Who is stalking the town again copying the horrible murders of last Halloween and how big will the body count be this time?

I very much enjoyed #TheHaunting by #NatashaPreston. Although not necessarily scary this did keep me wondering and so confused as to who the killer is. The ending though, that ending is going to get you and like me you may end up wanting to throw the book at a wall.

Thank you #Netgalley for the chance to read #TheHaunting by #NatashaPreston in return for a fair and honest review.

REVIEW/ The Haunting

The Haunting follows Penny, and begins exactly one year after the town had a serial killer on the loose. The serial killer just so happened to be Pennys ex boyfriend. Now there seems to be another serial killer in town since more bodies starting showing up. They soon realize there’s a copycat killer and no one can be trusted!

Man, I really wanted to love this one since I’ve loved all of Preston’s other books I’ve read. But The Haunting just felt rushed. And don’t even get me started on the way it ended… one more book or at least an epilogue would have made this so much better and I feel like a lot of people would agree. I do love how the time setting was around Halloween and gave off slasher vibes so it was a good book to read in October!

Thank you @netgalley and @delacortepress for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook.
I was very much intrigued with the cover and the title but it was just eh.
I felt like this book was written by a middle schooler and I was reading her notes. The story wasn't that good and didn't keep my interest.

I am a huge fan of Natasha Preston. Her books pull me in from beginning to end EVERY TIME!! This was a great read and it kept you on the edge of your seat. I didn't see all of the ending twist coming. This would be a perfect spooky season read. This book gave me slasher movie feels. If this all sounds interesting then please pick this book up and enjoy!!!

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children's, Delacorte Press for allowing me to read this ARC for my honest opinion.