e-Audio, 10:39:50
Narrated by: Rebecca Ho
Release Date: April 14, 2026
Published by: Books on Tape
Read from: April 9-11, 2026
Stand-alone
Source: PRH Audio App (I received this ALC free from the publisher and their app. This did nothing to influence my review!)
Content Warning: Death, Near Death
For Readers of: Audio, Contempoary, Sparkly Covers, Paranormal, Romance, Thriller, YAFrom the author of Hearts Still Beating comes a chilling and romantic supernatural novel set in a small town with dark secrets, about a teen girl who falls in love with a ghost.
Every summer for the past twenty years, a kid from Blackridge has disappeared, snatched away and never seen again.
It’s not the ideal town to relocate to, but after a tragic accident kills Jo’s best friend, her mom drags Jo and her siblings to the small, haunted town to start fresh. They move into an old house, and quickly, Jo learns they are not alone. Flickering lights. Radio stations that inexplicably change. A cold, faint breath across her ear….
Then she meets Finn. Finn is mysterious and sweet, and he shares Jo’s passion for music and songwriting. There’s just one problem—he’s a ghost. And he’s not the only one in the house. There are two others, and more that came before them.
As Jo and Finn grow closer, Jo believes that he and the other spirits are connected to the missing kids whose disappearances have devastated Blackridge. Desperate to hold on to the one bright spot in her dark world, she must unravel the mystery of what happened to them all before she loses Finn forever.
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was crazy! From the beginning I thought this was going to be a thriller and I kept expecting it to go that route, especially after the beginning, but Lordt that was not what you get with this. Not at all what I thought it was going to be. And I mean that in a good way.
Ok so this might seem like a thriller, but as it goes on you’ll realize it’s not a thriller, but then you keep reading and then you get to the point where it is again. Idk how to explain it. This book was full of surprises. There was so much happening and I wasn’t ready for any of it honestly lol But I really liked that about it. I never got too comfortable with a thriller or a paranormal romance or anything. I never knew what to expect.
The characters were cool. I enjoyed the “ghosts.” And it was hella interesting that they all had their own like personality. I thought they would all be mean and cranky after being dead so long, but nope. It was explained more later, but I didn’t understand at the time. I just thought they were all cool and I wanted to know about them.
The other thing I liked was the writing style. I somehow got emotional while I was reading? Like several times in fact. The sleepwalking incident with her sister. And then there was the ending. And then there was person she left a voicemail for. Ugh I was expecting to maybe say aw, but not get teary. The grief was done really well and I loved that I was able to feel all of these things with a paranormal romantic thriller lol
I tried very hard not to be spoilery, so I hope this makes you even a little interested. I really want y’all to pick it up and make your own decisions. This is definitely a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be! Y’all read it and tell me if you understand where I’m coming from!
Overall, I give this
