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Review of 'Haunted' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This was, by far, the best book in the series so far. Without a doubt. Going forward, since this is the third book in the series, it will be impossible to stray away from spoilers regarding the older books. Fair warning on that.

Sarah, who is a main character in the first book, [b:Perron Manor|55446843|Perron Manor (Haunted #1)|Lee Mountford|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600985305l/55446843.SY75.jpg|86464551], feels tremendous guilt over her sister Chloe's death. Chloe was grabbed by what we think is a demon and her neck was completely twisted in front of Sarah's eyes. While leaving the manor in the first book, she looked back into one of the windows and saw Chloe mouth "help me". She had to return to try and save her sister's tormented soul.

An expert in paranormal investigations, David always had an interest in the house. He had been in contact with Chloe and Sarah before in order to …

Review of 'Haunted' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The follow-up to [b:Perron Manor|55446843|Perron Manor (Haunted #1)|Lee Mountford|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1600985305l/55446843.SY75.jpg|86464551] that I hoped for.

I was a little surprised and unsure why this book was technically a prequel to the first in the series, but it all makes sense now. The events that take place in this book are heavily referenced and clouded by mystery in the previous book, and boy does this remove that mystery quite well.

Devil's Door is about a down-on-their-luck family that takes a job in restoring a massive house and in turn is tasked with turning it into a hotel. A history shrouded in violence, unbeknownst to said family prior to accepting said job, conflicts with all of the well-written characters of the novel.

While I thoroughly enjoyed the first book, which takes place well after the events of this one, everything about this book is better. The character development, pacing, and horror elements …

Lee Mountford: Inside: Perron Manor (Paperback, 2020, Independently published) 4 stars

Review of 'Inside: Perron Manor' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

A creepy haunted house story that may be worth your time.

After a pair of sisters inherit a massive old house, one of the sister's convinces the other sister and her husband (and baby daughter) to move in and renovate the place. It has a nasty, unexplained history.

The author absolutely nails the feeling of dread and descriptions of the house and characters. Any time something was described I could clearly picture the imagery in my head. Impressively immersive.

While the character development and relationships were top notch, nothing much happens until the end of the book. Yes, the creepy feeling is there, you know something is going on, but you don't feel as if the characters are in (at least grave) danger until much later on.

Along with this, there was never much detail as to what actually is happening in terms of the demonic elements. More specific details …