Book Lovin Bitches Book Review: Darkhouse

Author: Karina Halle
Title: Darkhouse
Publish Date: May 13, 2011
Publisher: Metal Blonde Books
Buy: Amazon
Review Copy Provided By: Book Lovin' Bitches Ebook Tours and the author
Book Blurb: There’s always been something a bit off about Perry Palomino. Though she’s been dealing with a quarter-life crisis and post-college syndrome like any other twentysomething, she’s still not what you would call “ordinary.” For one thing, there’s her past which she likes to pretend never happened, and then there’s the fact that she sees ghosts. Luckily for her, that all comes in handy when she stumbles across Dex Foray, an eccentric producer for an upcoming webcast on ghost hunters. Even though the show’s budget is non-existent and Dex himself is a maddening enigma, Perry is instantly drawn into a world that both threatens her life and seduces her with a sense of importance. Her uncle’s haunted lighthouse provides the perfect catalyst and backdrop for a mystery that unravels the threads of Perry’s fragile sanity and causes her to fall for a man, who, like the most dangerous of ghosts, may not be all that he seems.

Review: This is the perfect young adult/adult ghost story. I didn't find much of the story to be terrifying, but it did have a good bit of spooky and I really do love some spooky.

If I were to create a genre for this book it would be a YA/Spooky Chicklit. What a combination! Yet everything flowed well and the characters were exceptionally fun to read.  Kind of like a grown up R. L. Stine.

I absolutely adored Perry, because she was so opposite of what YA and even chicklit heroines usually are. Perry gives new meaning to the term quirky, and I think that's why I really like her. She's not some gorgeous girl with bad luck who finds a hot guy. Nope, Perry isn't like that...though she does have bad luck and she does find a hot guy with Dex.

This is the perfect quick read for a dark and stormy summer night. It will keep your attention and keep you right on the edge of your seat until the last page is turned!

Rating: 4 flowers