The Uninvited

The Uninvited by author J.A. Baker is a psychological thriller that is fast paced and full of character. The plot is thick and intense throughout. Awesome, creepy book!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of The Uninvited in exchange for an honest review.

J.A. Baker had done a great job with this book and will keep you on your toes the whole time you are reading it. This is my first read by J.A Baker and I was really surprised at how well put together this story is and caught my interest from the first pages. The characters are well developed.

Faye and Hugh along with their children Poppy and Aiden have recently gone through a rough patch in their lives. There were two men, Todd and Jeff that had taken to stalking them and causing lots of chaos for the whole family. Faye and Hugh have talked about moving and decide that now is the time. They need to get away from what had been happening to them. When they find a house that needs some work, they decide that it will be their project house and take their minds off of all that has been happening.

Faye and Hugh along with their children move to the Cross House and quickly learn that there are some unusual things going on in the house. These unusual things start happening pretty much immediately after they move in. Faye had been seeking help at the old residence to help her deal with all that had been happening and she fears that if she tells Hugh all of what is going on, he will make her go back to getting help again. When Aiden comes home from school saying that some of his classmates have been talking about the house they are living in, Faye sets out to get some answers for herself.

With lots of research and talking to some of the towns people, Faye is able to piece together some of what has happened that relates to the Cross House they are living in. I was anxious to know what was going on with the house and felt that at some point the book sort of drug along, but I kept reading and boy am I glad I did!

Are these strange things that are going on in the Cross House a figment of Faye's imagination or is there really something going on? Is the house haunted? Is it a ghost? Is it Todd and Jeff again? You will have to read this one to find out what is going on with Faye and Hugh. This one kept me on the edge of my seat and flipping the pages. Very well done!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for a copy of this book!

Faye and Hugh and their two kids hve just bought a large property called Cross House in a small village. They've had a disquieting year and hopefully this mood will give them all a new start.

But then strange things start to happen. Faye begins to hear someone stealthily walking in their bedroom. She tells her husband but he thinks she's still reacting to the terror of the previous year.

Finding some old diaries, she spends time reading and learning about the family that lived in the house years before them. What she learns is that the Wentworth family had a tragic past ... that ended in death ... a death that has never been fully explained.

Are they living in a haunted house? Does a ghost walk at night? Or is the uninvited intruder much closer than she realizes?

What Faye discovers puts her and her family in great danger.

This is a well-written psychological thriller that may have me sleeping with lights on tonight. The characters are credible in this page-turner. The ending was such a shocking surprise.

Many thanks to the author / Bloodhound Books / Netgalley for the advanced digital copy of this thriller. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

This is a spine tingling compulsive Reid that will keep your nerves on edge...

This book kept me feeling uneasy throughout... A little bit ghost story, a little bit murder mystery, and a lot creepy! Can I just say if I were to wake up in the middle of the night and think someone was breathing over me and then I heard footsteps, i’d be saying, feet don’t fail me now!

Faye and Hugh moved to a new house for a fresh start... their new home is a big rambling house in need of some renovation... soon after moving in Faye begins to feel an unworldly presents... she feels someone breathing over her at night and then hears footsteps in the hall... at first her husband thinks she has gone crazy, but after he begins to since things as well he becomes a believer... so do they have a ghost? What is going on? After Fay finds some diaries, she learns that the former mistress of the house died in the house... but did she really fall down the steps, or was there something more sinister going on?

This was an addictive scary story that I almost finished in one sitting... it was seriously tents and definitely sped up the old heart rate! The entire book I was just thinking why don’t they just get the heck out of there, but I guess then we would’ve have had this wickedly warped story... a deliciously creepy Gothic ghost story with quite the twist...

Absolutely recommend to anyone who enjoys a extremely well told story that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout!

*** huge thanks to Bloodhound Books for my copy of this book ***

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of The Univited to read in exchange for an honest review.

What happens when you move into your dream home and find that it's haunted? Faye and Hugh have moved into Cross House, a massive rundown home that they are planning to renovate into this dream house.

Soon after moving in Faye is woken every night to the sounds of someone walking about in their bedroom. Her family doesn't believe her and her husband books her an appointment with a psychiatrist thinking that she's heading for another emotional breakdown. Faye is worried about protecting their children - Aiden and Poppy.

As they renovate and clear the rooms in the house Faye happens upon some diaries and newspaper clippings left behind by someone that lived in the house before them and may be a clue to who the nightly visitor is.

The more she investigates, the more she realizes that she herself might be in danger as the former lady of the manor was when she fell to her death down the staircase.

An interesting thriller with a bit of a paranormal feel.

I can't imagine moving into a big, old, decrepit house that is obviously the home of some deep dark secrets and memories created by the previous owners! First of all, Hugh is a boob. There I said it. Instead of supporting Faye and helping her get to the bottom of her fear and suspicions of the dead lurking around in the wee hours...he mocks her, despises her outbursts and insists on scheduling counseling sessions for her to work out her hysteria! Ugh... boob! Faye is forced to keep her cool around Hugh so he doesn't suspect what she fears. 
Anyway, in the meantime, Faye works to uncover the truth lying behind each and every creaky wall in her new "home", the Cross House. There's a reason no one has lived there in a very long time right? Wouldn't that be enough of a red flag? But there are no such things as ghosts though. I mean really!!! Get with it Faye! Maybe Hugh is right. Chill out! Or is he?
Well after you read on and witness the unraveling of this crazy plot, you may soon realize that nothing is as it first seemed. There's a story behind everyone's story! But who's story is the right version? This is a great twisted tale of how one house, past family secrets, and a night "visitor" are enough to drive a person mad! And just when you think all is well... problem solved...you realize, maybe it's actually just the beginning!

Spellbinding mystery that keeps the twists and turns coming. You can't stop wondering what is real and what is of the other world. Highly recommend!