Beatrix Greene is a discreet spiritual medium - invited by James Walker to spend the night in his childhood home where brutal murders occurred during his childhood. What Beatrix doesn't expect is for real powers to surface and real spirits to terrify the group. This has all the makings of a good supernatural series.

I love when authors collaborate on books! The Haunting of Beatrix Greene takes us to Victoria England where a Beatrix is a spiritual medium, only she doesn't believe in ghosts and is definitely not communicating with the dead.

The authors create a detailed and atmospheric setting, well matched to the ghostly plot. The characters, in particular Beatrix and James, are richly developed, interesting and keep your attention.

A fun read during spooky season or if you're like me, all year round.

Thank you to Serial Box and Netgally for the gifted e-arc to review.

I loved this book. (I also loved Crimson Peak, which this novel is compared to.) A spooky atmosphere in a gothic setting with curious yet interesting characters and the supernatural -- I had difficulty putting it down.

I picked up The Haunting of Beatrix Greene when I was looking for some spooky, atmospheric reads to get me in the Halloween spirit (despite it not being Halloween.) The cover was pretty, and I liked the idea of this dynamic between a scientist and spiritualist going head to head.

A smooth read, I breezed through the story. Scenes were seamless and I have no idea how three authors were involved in the writing since it all felt cohesive — told with one voice. For a short story, the characters had more depth than many other, drawn out horrors, and their banter with one another was fun. The horror was more horror lite, but the spooky atmosphere was unbeatable.

This is simply a solid, fun read when in the mood for a tense creeping story.

DNF - Did not finish. I did not connect with the writing style or plot and will not be finishing this title. Thank you, NetGalley and Publisher for the early copy!

A haunted house in the Victorian era, a fake medium who has more powers than she realises, and a colony of angry ghosts certainly has all the ingredients for a Halloween-worthy gothic horror.

Beatrix Greene is a spiritualist, or in better words, a calm presence who is able to offer her clients peace and closure. She can't actually communicate with the dead and that is exactly what sceptic, James Walker, wants to expose. However there's something about Beatrice that he trusts and with that feeling, he invites her and a handful of others to a Victorian mansion where he is determined to either prove or disprove spiritual activity. Once inside, Beatrice realises her true abilities, which could put not just her, but the whole party in mortal danger.

The Haunting of Beatrix Greene is certainly different, with multiple authors and released as a series of 'episodes' (although I read this as the full book so didn't experience the story as it was intended). Haunted houses are one of my favourite settings and this one was definitely spooky. I can't say I was feeling the romance that ensued (some genres just shouldn't be mixed in my opinion) or the motive but I liked the fast pace and, ironically, the ending. I would have liked more exploration into the history of the house and James' family background as some parts/characters felt skimmed over in favour of building the tension in the present day. There wasn't much depth which, on the surface, made it a great horror story, but as literary fiction made it too similar to hundreds of other books in the genre.

When it comes to reading anything in the horror genre, I generally base my scare factor on how easily I can read the book when home alone at night. I found I wasn't overly affected and was probably more grossed out by some of the descriptions than the actual horrors taking place. I do, however, think it might have been different if I listened on audio in serial format like the book was intended.

After doing some research, it looks like this was released in podcast form and all episodes are available on major platforms! I think it would be great to listen in that format, so I would recommend.

As far as the story goes, I did really enjoy it. Gives me Haunting of Hill House vibes in a good way. Possessed house, unexplained murder-suicide, seances, the whole nine yards. It was a creepy, quick read.

I loved reading this installment of the series!! I am all about a creepy Victorian gothic novel, and this story fit the bill! Beatrix Greene is a medium brought to a haunted mansion by a skeptic (James) and determine if it is, indeed, haunted. This was well written and I certainly want to read the other installments!

I just reviewed The Haunting of Beatrix Greene by Rachel Hawkins, Ash Parsons, Vicky Alvear Shecter. #TheHauntingofBeatrixGreene #NetGalley
So when reviewers say that it was just an Ok read, I get confused and wonder if we are talking about the same book.
This story had ghosts and hauntings, possessions, torture and a little passion!
It was an easy read. Especially for the month of October. Such a great powerful lead. I do hope we are graced with a series soon. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone so just read it. I do feel like the author held back a bit and could have made it even more intense and shocking but believe had that been the case there would be no series for sure. I did enjoy the authors style of writing. Check it out!

A great quick, spooky/supernatural read. Didn't know this was going to be in a episode format so definitely intrigued by the rest.

I love a haunted house book, and this one set in Victorian England was outside my comfort zone and also worth the risk! Beatrix Green is a discreet spiritual medium who is invited to by scientist and skeptic James to stay in a reportedly haunted mansion overnight to determine if it is haunted by a vengeful spirit. Eerie, atmospheric, and so well written, definitely recommend to genre lovers!

Beatrix Greene is an amazing liar. She has managed to fool the public into believing she is a psychic medium who can contact the dead... She puts on a convincing show...

Her biggest problem comes in the shape of James Walker, a sceptic and scientist who makes it his business to expose mediums as the frauds he feels they are. In a weird twist he has an offer for Beatrix - to spend the night in the reputedly haunted Ashbury Manor, to deliver evidence of a ghost, or prove the claims of the Manor being haunted as bogus. He has the money to pay for her services....

My biggest issue was this is part one of many and that made me a little nuts!

It is worth the wait though. Well written, a full fledge gothic read!

This was a very fast, quick read - I didn't realize it was a part of a serial box story. While I thought this was a fun, interesting read, I wish I would've been more familiar with the concept of serial box. Of course, I love everything Rachel Hawkins writes, so I appreciated this read a lot.

This is an intriguing and spooky Victorian gothic ghost story. It was originally released in installments via SerialBox.

Unfortunately I was not able to get into this but appreciate what they are trying to do here. I hope to pick this up again and give it a try.

Rachel Hawkins was one of my favorite YA authors as a teen, however, I think I've grown out of her writing. I found this book to be incredibly vanilla. The writing was very plain and left me wanting more. This book was decent enough, but I wouldn't give it a reread.

Spooky and gorgeous. I'm glad this book didn't slip below my radar. I'll be on the lookout for more from this author in the next.

I found this to be an enjoyable read, keeping me on my toes throughout. The storyline was written well and flowed seamlessly. I look forward to reading more by this author!

I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book. This is a great mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat highly recommend.

Perfect reading for this Halloween season, perfect blend of thrills and scares, and hope there will be more to come.