Black Hollow Hideaway

A Troubled Spirits Novel

De: J.R. Erickson

Narrado por: Brittany Goodwin

A stand-alone paranormal mystery inspired by a chilling true story.

When Alley is chosen for a six week writing residency in an isolated stone house, she’s elated. As a single, working mom, she’s spent most of her adult life caring for others. The residency is a dream come true, and an opportunity to finish her memoir.

However, the idyllic Black Hollow Hideaway houses a disturbing mystery. Twenty-five years ago, a 17 year old babysitter vanished from the house while watching a young boy.

She was never seen again.

As Alley unravels the twisted tale of that long ago night when the babysitter vanished, she encounters forces in the house intent on keeping the secret buried.

Need a spooky escape? Listen to Black Hollow Hideaway today.

©2022 Jacqueline R Erickson (P)2022 Jacqueline R Erickson

Black Hollow Hideaway

I loved learning about the point of view of aspiring writers and the challenges they face in the modern day, I enjoyed listening to the different Paranormal activities that happened during the Writer's Retreat as well. J.R Erkickson always leaves my jaw on the floor!

Eery and exciting

A writer moves into the black hollow house to write a memoir of mothers and daughters. While there, strange things happen, and the writer finds out about the very bad things that have happened in the house over the years. She decides to investigate and write a true crime story instead, but what she finds is both crime and paranormal activity.

This was a creepy story with good build-up and several interesting twists along the way. The climax was definitely a surprise and super creepy!

I love this author and the paranormal crime twist in her work, highly recommended!

Note: I received this book for free at my request and have left this objective review voluntarily.

Good Plot

This started out a little slow and the characters got a little confusing at times. There are many twists and turns making it impossible to guess the “real villain. I will definitely read other books by this author.

Twists and Turns!

Loved this JR Erickson title! This story had a ton of twists and turns which really kept me guessing. It was also super suspenseful and well written. I also appreciated the narrator. A great read all around.

Great Story but Narrator Ruined It

I absolutely love Erickson's work but this is one story I wish I'd read first. The narrator has absolutely no understanding of how to create dramatic tension—how to read for broadcast, period. Every sentence delivered in her too-breathy, overly earnest voice ends with an upward inflection, so it sounds like a question, even when there shouldn't be one. That's hard to listen to in a work this long, as is her tendency to rush through passages. It's such a shame; Erickson deserved so much better.

Awesome!

I really enjoyed this book and I enjoyed all the books this author has written. This book had a great plot and very well written. And I really enjoyed the narrator she did a good job.

Slow to start but gripping overall

The book was slow to start. In the first quarter, the dialogue was awkward and the descriptions/info were repeatedly given so that it felt tediously repetitious. The pacing was a bit off so the spooky happenings felt dull and lifeless. The narrator was almost unbearably annoying with how her voice sounded and how she narrated. Weird pauses and ups and downs in the wrong places. I almost regretted getting the book.

I persevered, however, and was handsomely rewarded for my determination. The missing person's case got going within the first couple of hours, and I forgot about nearly everything else. I got used to the narrator and she seemed to get better as the book progressed, so that it was easy to fall into the story. The spooky bits remained a bit dull for the most part, but I was okay with that. They were a side thing with the case being the big point. And what a case! I definitely want to read more of these stories. Just preferably not with this narrator. So maybe I'll switch to the ebooks for the others.

I'd recommend the book for people who are interested in mysteries and crimes and things. If you're hoping for more horror, this might not be your thing. Hard to tell on that score. But the side of me that loves mysteries definitely loved this.

Narration

The raising of the last word, was annoying to me. Other than that she did excellent job.

Cool story but terrible narration.

I really enjoyed the story however it was very hard to listen to the narrator. The fluctuations in her voice were inappropriate for what was happening in the story, The voices were a little hard to distinguish from the characters and it c really took away from the book. I would not listen to another story with this narrator.

Love this story!

I had already ready the book but wanted to listen to the audiobook as well. The story is so good! The characters are well written, the mystery keeps you guessing, and the paranormal aspect is very spooky. I've loved every book by JR Erickson that I've read. The narrator did a good job overall. The only thing that bothered me was some of her inflections. She goes up at the end of a lot of her sentences. It makes them sound more like questions or like she's put the wrong emotion into what's being said or something. Not sure how to describe it. It was just a little off putting. Aside from that, it was a great performance and she did a great job doing different voices for all the characters. I would definitely recommend this book!