Review: Haunted: Devil's Door (Haunted #2)
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3 stars. No complaints; this was a perfect follow-up to the first book. These really are fun, popcorn reads that serve as perfect palette cleansers! I was really delighted by the fact that it serves as a prequel to the first book and answers a few questions about Chloe and Sarah's pasts, and the house itself.
Rita, Ray and their daughter Chloe arrive at Perron Manor at the invitation of Rita's brother Vincent and the house's owner, Marcus Blackwell. They work together to turn the house into a hotel, slowly getting to know the old place and its dark history. As Rita becomes more and more determined to turn a profit, Ray becomes concerned for his family's wellbeing. Everything culminates with the infamous Halloween weekend massacre, proving the house's earned nickname of Devil House.
The author does a really fantastic - maybe an improved - job of incorporating multiple POVs into this story. The pace is almost perfect, but the scares were a little less scary (to me - I think maybe the stakes don't feel as high, since we know sort of who survives and who doesn't). But the imagery is extra gross in this one, and I loved the human threat as well. I'm honestly very eager to move on to the next one and find out more!