Some of what happened in the 1950s is told by reports that a doctor made in the past, when he was sent to evaluate how patients were treated and what methods were used. Rosalind House is an old building – a former asylum – and if the walls could speak they’d undoubtedly have many disturbing stories to tell.

Something is amiss and you don’t know what it is and where it will lead but it made me very nervous. Holliday brings so many terrific gothic/horror-elements together in this novel that you really can’t escape that ominous feeling of foreboding. The story was oh so creepy and unnerving! Should this story ever be made into a movie then I’m not sure I’ll watch it because it’s the kind of movie I’m usually too afraid to watch. she introduces a ghost – or two, three – into the story, unless they are hallucinations of course, who’s to say -)? It was a thrill to find out is all I can say. I never quite knew what was going on exactly.

I was completely engrossed from the beginning thanks to Holliday’s amazingly suggestive writing. This is one novel that hooks you right away and impossible to put down. I usually stay far from novels that even just hint at something paranormal, ghost stories are simply too unbelievable for me but there are exceptions for everything and this novel is definitely one I’m happy to have made. The Lingering is a ghost story but also a story about manipulation and control. As the residents become twitchy, and the villagers suspicious, events from the past come back to haunt them, and someone is seeking retribution… When Jack and Ali arrive, a chain of unexpected and unexplained events is set off, and it becomes clear that they are not all that they seem. The local village is known for the witches who once resided there and Rosalind House, where the commune has been established, is a former psychiatric home, with a disturbing history. Married couple Jack and Ali Gardiner move to a self-sufficient commune in the English Fens, desperate for fresh start. I can’t wait to tell you more so let’s go! My thanks to the author and to Anne Cater and publisher Orenda Books for the opportunity to be part of the tour. Welcome to my blog stop on the book tour for The Lingering by SJI Holliday.

The Lingering by S.J.I. Holliday