THE HAUNTING OF ROOM 904 is, in a few words, a paranormal mystery/horror about a paranormal investigator who is working on a haunting case at the same place (a hotel) her sister was found dead years before.
While this investigator and her crew are working on that case we, the readers, also learn a lot about her past with her sister as well as some dramatic events in her private life. Also, we learn, little by little, about a certain massacre against indigenous people that occured in that region over a century ago.

In my opinion, this story was supposed to be spooky and mysterious, and maybe also emotional. To me, it didn't work so well that way.
I did like the setting of a haunted hotel room (especifically a room, not the whole hotel) and I tend to like paranormal investigations in general.
The main character can be relatable and easy to sympathise with. Her personal life dramas and her struggles to accept the death of her sister make her more realistic and easy to root for. What's more, the conclusion is decent enough.

However, I personally didn't find this book spooky at all. Mysterious, yes. For sure. But not spooky. Except for the first chapter (which was easily my favourite from the entire book), nothing else gave me spook vibes. The investigator's crew bored me a little - sometimes they acted like real amateurs who had absolutely no idea of what they were doing or how to behave -, the protagonist's ex-boyfriend drama was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the main plot and as for the ending...even though I do think it was decent, it was nothing original or surprising. It worked, but it is forgettable.
Last, but not least, I should add that this book is not really a horror novel. Even though there are some horror elements, it is much more of a paranormal mystery.

I would recommend this book to readers who generally enjoy paranormal investigations and mystery, and also to those who enjoy mystery and drama involving siblings and grief.
The audiobook was very well done, in my opinion. I believed the narrator and she held my attention. I recommend it.

Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio, for allowing me to listen to a free advanced audio copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

It has been five years since Olivia Becente sister Naiche suicide. Now Olivia, a high demand paranormal investigator has been called to Brown Palace, a historic hotel located in Denver. Every five years a woman checks into the Brown Palace and winds up in room 904 even though that room is never checked out to patrons. Three weeks after the woman ends up dead in room 904. This is what happened to Naiche and when she called Olivia in a panic to come help her on the night she died. Using her paranormal equiptment to help find and guide the spirtis away from the room will Olivia get to the bottom of the mystery behind the haunting. The Haunting of Room 904 was the first book that I have read by Erika T. Wurth and can't believe that I didn't read White Horse yet. I am always looking for diverse authors for our collection and for the book club that I run. I would like to thank both NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for letting me listen to this advanced copy of this audiobook.

Stars: 3.5 rounded up

I really enjoyed The Haunting of Room 904. The story was engaging, and the ending tied everything up nicely. The pacing was great, keeping me hooked without feeling slow.

The writing style wasn’t my favorite—some phrases felt repetitive, which pulled me out of the story at times. It didn’t ruin the book, but it did slow things down a bit.

Overall, it’s a solid paranormal horror that kept me interested, and I’m definitely open to reading more from this author. If you enjoy the genre, it’s definitely worth checking out!

Thanks to NetGalley & Macmillan Audio for an advanced audiobook in exchange for my review!

DNF at 54%

This sounded like it was going to be really cool, and I tried to love it, but it read like a Scooby-Doo spec script.

Spooky entities haunting mirrors and books and a box, a haunted escape room, a stalker ex, a dumb friend that cries every single time she’s around spooooooooky stuff (but still comes to every spooooooky outing with her friend who is a paranormal investigator?), a vampire cosplay guy/cult leader, a dead sister, and it’s all maybe going to be tied to a massacre? This was a mess, and I give up.

I wanted to like this book, it had all the right elements, a woman who can see and hear dead people, but the story was silly and sophomoric. There was a terrifying ghost/entity every few pages. And the heroine and her group of ghost hunters scream, run in circles and generally act ridiculously. There’s a strange attempt to bring in the slaughter of a group of indigenous women by white soldiers a 150 years in the past that isn’t given the attention it deserves and just sticks out as an odd aside. Not for me