Book Review: A Box Full of Darkness

 

Siblings return to the house they fled eighteen years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request to come home.

Strange things happen in Fell, New York: A mysterious drowning at the town’s roadside motel. The unexplained death of a young girl whose body is left by the railroad tracks. For Violet, Vail, and Dodie Esmie the final straw was their little brother's shocking disappearance, which started as a normal game of hide-and-seek.

As their parents grew increasingly distant, the sisters were each haunted by visions and frightening events, leading them to leave town and never look back. Violet still sees dead people—spirits who remind her of Sister, the menacing presence that terrorized her for years. Now after nearly two decades it’s time for a homecoming—because Ben is back, and he’s ready to lead them to the answers they’ve longed for and long feared.

My Review

I loved The Sun Down Motel, so to see the brief reference to the hotel in this book was great. Simone knocks it out of the park again with this newest offering. I started and finished the book in the same day. 

There is nothing like the landscaper calling to tell you, they have seen your dead brother, and he said to tell you "Come Home." This will definitely get your attention. I was hooked instantly. The siblings, Violet, Vail, and Dodie are interesting. Although out of the three siblings, it is Violet that is the more interesting. She can see and interact with the dead. 

The three siblings need to figure out what happened to their brother, Ben before it is too late. Three went into the house but only two will come out. 

Fans of Simone are going to devour this book like I did. It is a MUST read! The whole time I was reading this book, it was like a movie playing in my head. I could definitely see this book being turned into a movie. The suspense just kept building as the story progressed. This story ends on a high note, just like it started.