Craven Manor
Books | Fiction / Ghost
3.8
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Darcy Coates
The job is simple. The house is not. Daniel is barely surviving--out of work, out of options, and sleeping on his cousin's couch--when a mysterious letter slides under the door. The offer: generous pay and free lodging in exchange for maintaining the grounds of an isolated property. The only condition? Never enter the main house after dark. When he arrives at Craven Manor, it's as if the place has been frozen in time. The mansion looms with ivy-choked towers, shuttered windows, and dust-covered halls that haven't been walked in decades. The town keeps its distance. Locals share rumors--about disappearances, about the cursed bloodline that built the house, and about something that still stirs in the upper rooms. Before long, Daniel begins to notice strange things: footsteps in empty rooms, doors that open themselves, and warnings he can't explain. As he digs into the manor's past, he uncovers a history of betrayal, grief, and something far more dangerous than ghosts. Craven Manor is more than haunted--it's hungry. And it doesn't want Daniel to leave.
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Author
Darcy Coates
Pages
304
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Published Date
2020
ISBN
1728220157 9781728220154
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"Craven Manor by Darcy Coates may not be the greatest novel, but I still absolutely loved it. It's perfect for the spooky season and it had plenty of twists to keep me hooked. My favorite element though was the characters. I really appreciated Daniel's outlook on life and surprisingly Bran became the character I was the most interested in. From where this started I wasn't expecting to want a sequel to it, but I would like to see what Daniel gets up to a few years down the road."
Lauren St
"Whiplash from the plot twists!"
Meg Collings
"There were many things that I liked about this book. The mystery, the house, the family, Analiese, the magic and ghosts… I HATED Kyle and some of Daniel’s stupid decisions. Kyle and the loathing I felt for him and his effect on the story are most of reason why I had to frequently pause this book and will most likely never reread it. I would have been happy if Kyle died falling out the window. I went back and forth between three and four stars numerous times. I would have marked it 3.5 if I could. The parts I did like had me round up. Interesting story… read with caution if characters make your blood pressure rise like Kyle did mine."
Rose
"One of my favorite Darcy Coates books!"
Catelyn Hunter
"Another winner from this author!!!! "
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Shannon Dougherty
"I loved it!"
Marleen Gonzalez
"I love a good ghost story! I found this very enjoyable, mostly because it has all my favorite things in a horror novel: a haunted house, a tragic backstory, and a vicious creature hell-bent on destruction. What’s not to love? Especially as we head into the season of holiday love stories, I figured I might as well dive into one more terrifying story before the switch!"
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Allie Peduto
"True to genre ghost story"
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janine barton
"<strong>Interesting read! </strong><br/><br/>Good attention to detail and kept me entertained the entire time. I really liked the ending to the book as well."
Cara Finan
"Fun little ghost story. I enjoyed this book very much"
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Monica Parker
