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The Invited - Jennifer McMahon

 It isn't a bad book, and in another place and another time, I think I'd enjoy it more. These days I'm impatient, I want action, I want fast paced. You don't get that here. Things are meticulously written, brilliantly, but meticulously. I did have to drag myself to read it at points, but when I did read it, I did have a good time. This isn't a book problem, it's a me problem. I find no faults in the story, or what it's about. I see no issues with the writing. It just drags on, and keeps you going along on a string. I went in expecting spooky ghost story, I got spooky mystery story. Not scary at all, but interesting. I'm the kind of person who likes to be kept up at night with my books, this one I could read and then have a nice peaceful slumber.

The characters are fun, well developed, entertaining. The story is interesting, though I wish it had gone along faster. Some parts are unbelievable and take me out of the realm of reality (like how in the heck are two teachers going to build their own house with no prior knowledge?) too much and I just felt a bit awkward. Maybe I had my expectations too high, or too different for this one. It'll sit on my shelf, and I think one day I'll try to come back to it.

 Three and a half stars out of five for this one. 

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