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The Haunting Season

By: Michelle Muto
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
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Publisher's summary

Siler House has stood silent beneath Savannah’s moss-draped oaks for decades. Notoriously haunted, it has remained empty until college-bound Jess Perry and three of her peers gather to take part in a month-long study on the paranormal. Able to talk to ghosts, Jess quickly bonds with her fellow test subjects, who have their own “gifts.” One is possessed. Another just wants to forget. The third is a guy who knows how to turn up the August heat, not to mention Jess’s heart rate…when he’s not resurrecting the dead. The study soon turns into something far more sinister when they discover that Siler House and the dark forces within are determined to keep them forever. To escape, Jess and the others must open themselves up to the true horror of Siler House and channel the very evil that seeks to hold them in.

©2012 Michelle Muto (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

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Horror - No... Young Adult - Maybe

It is seldom that I give a book only 2 stars but this one was so cliché. It did have a few creepy moments. The young adult crowd may enjoy this book. At the age of 38 and having read/listened to my share of haunted house stories, I found it predictable and too filled with too much nonsense and gooey puppy love for my taste.

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One of my favorite YA reads of ALL time!

If you could sum up The Haunting Season in three words, what would they be?

Addictive, creepy, fun!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Gage. He is a wonderful combination of snarkiness, intelligence, and bravery (and okay, the fact that he s gorgeous doesn't hurt either! Lol;)

Have you listened to any of Tavia Gilbert’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, I have not.

If you could rename The Haunting Season, what would you call it?

Anything I can think of might give something away, so I will have to pass rather than include potential spoliers. Sorry!

Any additional comments?

I absolutely love this book! I bought it in print first and, since it's one I kept with the intention of reading again, I thought it would be fun to have it on audio as well. Although this is technically a YA book, fans of horror will enjoy it as well. I am not a horror fan in general, however this is a very well crafted book that has a perfect combination of mystery, creepiness, snarky humor, and romance. It kept me riveted (and had me downright scared in parts!) It is very descriptive with well developed characters, a solid plotline (devoid of cliches and "eye-rolling moments" I am happy to say!;) and a creepy ambiance that was just spooky enough to be enjoyably scary, and did not cause me to throw the book across the room and need to sleep with the light on for a week!

The author delivers a thrilling adventure ride with plenty of twists and turns that kept me guessing and in suspense (without resorting to gorey shock-fests or worn out formulas.)
The book ended perfectly with a satisfying conclusion that was both shocking and appropriate. I found myself completely immersed in the story and could visualize it in my head as if it was a movie ( and it would make a great one!:) I can't think of anything I didn't like except that it left me wanting more, not because it lacked closure, but it was a such a fun, thrilling ride of a book that I didn't want to end. If you love creepy, paranormal reads, give this one a try. I highly recommend it.:)

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Familiar story held together with good performance

If you've seen the Haunting of Hill House you can anticipate the story, with few changes. Didn't realize that young people were the primary characters, and could have lived without the romance and heavy breathing. Probably suited for young adults, but too predictable for adult ghost story fans. Excellent performance and entertaining but not in the "scare the heck out of you" category.

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Great story, disturbing

Where does The Haunting Season rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Not bad, interesting.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the way the characters interacted to the house in their own way.

Have you listened to any of Tavia Gilbert’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but this book was pretty good. I liked her southern inflection to the voice of each character.

Who was the most memorable character of The Haunting Season and why?

Jess because she was very "real" in the story. Her story came to life.

Any additional comments?

I thought Allison's voice was too intense and sounded like she was on the verge of panic with every sentence. Her character would have annoyed me had this been a movie.

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Silly Characters

While some people's guilty pleasure books are romance novels, mine are creepy stories. I downloaded this one fully aware that it would be a light read with a mediocre story. That turned out to be accurate, so I can't say that I was disappointed with my listening experience. However, the characters are pretty silly, and the narrator does a great job of giving them goofy voices.

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I thought I was reading a teenagers diary

I din't realize this was a YA novel when I purchased it but I decided to give it a chance anyway. This story is about a group of young people, each with a supernatural ability, brought together for some type of experiment.

The ghost story wasn't bad but the teenaged hormones were just plain bad. "He's so sexy" was bad enough the first time it was used so by the time we got around to the fifth time or so, I was ready to throw my iPhone across the room.

There was also a very poorly written sex scene that really had no place in the book, not to mention the fact that my daughter is almost that age and that's not how I want to picture a young woman my daughter's age.

This book was very juvenile. It could have been a decent short story if Ms. Muto had a better editor.

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A good story, but

Is there anything you would change about this book?

This story would be better if the author would have taken a cold shower before it was written. The constant sexual theme distracted from an other wise enjoyable read.

If you’ve listened to books by Michelle Muto before, how does this one compare?

I don't intend to read any more of these books unless he gets off the sex thing.

Could you see The Haunting Season being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

no

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very entertaining!

thank you for the free book and fun read, Michelle Muto! the characters were interesting and the story fun and yet quite scary at times.

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good story for young teens

It only took a little into the book to figure out it was for kids but I had enjoyed the story line enough to finish. The teenage angst and love story was a bit annoying but probably necessary to keep girls interested too.

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I wanted something outside of my usual

This book was creepy but not overly so. There were many things that reminded me of Rose Red. So if you liked that you will like this.

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