The author keeps the reader in suspense throughout the entire plot of the story. Such a great plot in the story.
I love a good edge of your seat book.

Thank you netgalley for the arc in exchange for a opinion

Cheesy isn't usually a good word to describe a book but for me it sums up this book well and I did not hate that it was cheesy, I loved every minute of it

I enjoyed reading this book and loved the plot. It was a great thrilling read that I brought on vacation!

This book was okay. It was a fun and quick read. But the plot did not seem to be fully thought out. The writing style was not what I expected either.

I enjoyed this story which has the right spooky factor.
I appreciated the style of writing, the well developed plot, the world building and the characters.
I want to read the other in this series, this one can be read as a standalone.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Haunting in Old Tailem is book three of the Haunting Clarisse series by Janice Tremayne. This book was marketed as able to be read as stand-alone. Based in rural Australia our main character Clarisse is a psychic fighting a great evil in the newest town she and her significant other have landed in. Together with a local shaman and some helpful townspeople they fight the evil to protect the children.

I have not read books one and two but this was suppose to be able to be read as a stand-alone. I disagree that this is a standalone. There were many things that were not explained. For instance the significant other was just there and I didn't know anything about their relationship. He was tooled used to provide background research but it could anybody in the book and that character would have been just as relevant. I really struggled connecting with any of the characters in this book. This book was very Good vs Evil and Good always wins. I never felt any danger for any of the characters. I knew everything in the end would turn with everybody happy. There was no suspense for me and the big band was very bland and one dimensional.

Over all I think the writing was good but this book without reading the other two books is not interesting. The characters were bland and the world building was barely there. The only reason I knew I was in Australia was because of the slang that was used otherwise it could have been anywhere in the universe. Two stars because I finished it but as a standalone I cannot recommend this book. And this book did not inspire me to pick up any of the other books.

This was an ARC. Thank you to Milport Press and NetGalley for the free copy. This was an honest review.

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First the synopsis says that this can be read as a stand alone. But I think having not read the first two I missed out on something. I feel I didn’t have a good feel for the characters even after getting to know them in this book.

Clarisse is a clairvoyant who goes to Australia to work with Henry but a spooky church in the town becomes more of the focus than the work Henry needs to do. Soon it becomes clear that this is not just ghost haunting but way more. Like Satan and his henchmen attracting legions to do is bidding. Including children who visit the town.

I was really looking for a ghost story but got more of a horror flick. Seems that the read is either dull or action packed. There is no in between. I have to say that once I was reading it I was fine with continuing but I was not jumping up to grab the book after having set it down.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this suspenseful story. This is my first book by this author and I look forward to reading more from her. I found this story to be engaging and pulled me in right from the start. The characters are connectable and brought the story to life. The twists and turns kept me turning pages just waiting to find out what happened next. This is a story that is full of action, ghost and lots of evil. This made such a great afternoon story that I read it all in one sitting. I highly recommend this book.

Intriguing and a bit scary. It talks about the battle between good and bad and the strength you must possessed to win. Characters are well-developed and setting is unique. definitely an interesting read.

Haunting in old tailem by Janice Tremayne.
Haunting Clarisse book 3.
This was a good read considering I haven't read book 1. I liked Clarisse and Harry. I even liked Digger. I loved the cover thats what drew me to this book. 4*.

Although, this is the third book in the series, I had no trouble following along. So this can be read as a standalone.

The opening introduces us to The Order of the Sepaline, a secret society order of monk priests who are to guard against the angels of darkness. A stone set in a pendant, that has been passed down that wields great power, and only select monks will be able to inherit. Along with the pendant is six secret prayers that are forbidden to be written down, these prayers contain the words of Jesus Christ, which has the power to fight against evil.

Clarisse finds herself locked inside an old church in Old Tailem Town, a ghost town that drew tourists for paranormal tours. Clarisse has warning bells going off along with a foul stench; sensing a presence in the room. Hearing a giggle, Clarisse encounters Little Charlie, who seemingly followed her to Old Tailem Town. Another entity materializes, but Digger interrupts and comes to the rescue.

Tagging along with Digger, Clarisse meets the elusive Shamy. Shamy is considered to be a hermit. Clarisse is astonished that Shamy knows so much, and after taking Clarisse's hand, she is pulled into a vision witnessing a young girl being dragged off by a demon. Clarisse realizes that she's seen this demon before.

An evil from the past, has re-awakened and if it isn't stopped, more victims will be added.

It was a creepy read with entities tied to a demon popping up to thwart Clarisse's efforts. Whenever, Clarisse returned to the church alone, I cringed, knowing something was going to happen. There were a lot of religious overtones throughout the story, that I didn't anticipate, although the theme was good verses evil. I enjoyed Digger's slang, and was also, surprised how he figured into the story after a vision.

I requested and received an ARC copy from NetGalley via Millport Press and I have voluntarily reviewed this book.

This was a fun and interesting read. If you want a good ghost story, this can keep you company on a fall evening. Not super scary, but enough to give you a few chills

Haunting in Old Tailem is book three in the Haunting of Clarisse series. I have not read the first two of the series but was able to read this third installment as a standalone book. The book opens with an introduction to our main character Clarisse. Clarisse is a tough as nails clairvoyant who is travelling around Australia with Harry. Harry is travelling around Australia connecting small towns to mobile towers ensuring even the most remote parts of the outback have access to internet services. The small town they are in now is Old Tailem. Old Tailem is considered a ghost town, literally. The town's claim to fame is an old church that has an unusual amount of paranormal activity and has decided to profit off of the phenomenon by hosting ghost tours.

Clarisse becomes fast friends with Digger, the town's haunted tour guide. Digger and Clarisse make fast friends because Digger knows all about the paranormal activity in the town and is close friends with the towns local shaman/spiritual advisor, Shamy. Clarisse, being experienced in paranormal cases, decides to get to the bottom of what type of paranormal activity is enveloping the church and soon finds that it is not your average friendly haunting. Old Tailem, the reader finds has been taken over by an evil demon that is trying to kidnap the souls of the locals and visitors children in order to grow its legion to look good for the boss, Satan. Clarisse, Harry, Shamy and Digger make it their mission to ensure that this demon does not succeed in his evil plot.

I personally found Haunting in Old Tailem a challenge to get through. The story itself was original and had its exciting, creepy moments but it didn't hold my attention well. I found that the story had a lot of lulls that left me bored. I did enjoy meeting Janice Tremayne's characters, they were original and she did a wonderful job of mapping out and expressing their personalities well throughout the novel. I do hope to read more in the Haunting of Clarisse series, I feel that the author is growing in her writing and will have more original ideas to share in the future.

Thanks to NetGalley Bookbuzz.net, and Millport Press for an advanced copy for an honest review.

I will not be reviewing this book as I was unable to download it. If you are willing to reactivate my dowload link, I will be happy to read and review the book immediately. I am able to do Kindle, nook or pdf versions, whatever is your preference.

This book was super-creepy, what with the ghost children popping up throughout! Clarisse was braver than I would be in her shoes. I didn't feel like I had enough information about her since I didn't read the other books in this series, but it was still a good story. I did enjoy all of the details the author included to really immerse you in the story. Lots of suspenseful moments! Perfect book for Halloween.

This is the story of Clarisse who joins a ghost tour in Old Tailem Town somewhere in Australia. While on the tour she starts seeing and interacting with aggressive ghosts that are tied to a darker history of the town. She starts to investigate what is going on and making connections on why children in town are being targeted.

I will state upfront that this is the first in this series that I've read and while it can be read as a stand-alone, you lose a lot of character build-up and development by doing so. I went in blind, not knowing any of the backstories and because of that Clarissa felt flat and connections about ghosts and her abilities seemed to be lost. That's not to say I still didn't get into the story.

The atmosphere and location were wonderfully creepy and I thoroughly enjoyed that aspect of the storytelling. There were times where things felt like they jumped and compressed time in a way that made me feel it was a missed opportunity for building up suspense.

Overall it was a spooky read but I recommend reading all the books before this one so that it doesn't feel so rushed and you have some deeper connections with what is going on.

I was interested in a good ghost story, and so I decided to request to review during the “spooky” month of October. However, Haunting in Old Tailem definitely missed the mark for me. I was not really impressed with the severe lack of character development. This felt more like I was watching an episode of a show, like I came into a developed TV show and we were in the middle of a season. All of the characters felt quite shallow and more like “everymen”.

The setting was interesting since it was set in the Australian Bush, which was a completely different setting than I have ever read for a horror/thriller, and the history and the story was more interesting because it was based off of real hauntings.

But...I think reading the first two books would have really helped me grasp these characters more, and feel less thrown into the middle of things. Plus, the atmosphere was not spooky or creepy for me, but it was entertaining to deal with some evil spirits and see an author’s take on demons.

There were also a lot of repetitive paragraphs and sentences that really ruined the experience for me, and made me feel like I was back in college reading someone’s essay. It felt very...unfinished. I’m not sure if it was intentional (I doubt it), but I’ve still never seen an ARC with so many mistakes.

Thanks to Millport Press and NetGalley for providing this ARC to me in exchange for an honest review.

The author keeps the reader in suspense throughout the entire plot of the story. Such a great plot in the story.

This book was provided to me as an ARC by Millport press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Minor spoilers ahead.

And an honest review this is going to be.

First the good bits.
The story of this book is located somewhere in the rural bush in Australia, which in itself is a breath of fresh air, since there are not that many horror books and stories The first and only story that came to my mind is Lovecrafts' "The Shadow Out of Time". Accompanied with the authors' knowledge of local slang and jargon, mixed with the said location, she created this story about a ghost town with a "Midwest US - middle of nowhere" kind of a vibe, which in itself wasn't that bad.to begin with. Also, the author did show signs of solid eloquence, so in the beginning I expected this book to be okay, and these are probably the only reasons why this doesn't deserve 1 star.

Now the bad and the ugly.
When picking up this book, one of the things that made me choose to read it was the statement that this could be read as a standalone, since this is officially the third book in the series. This turned out to be not quite true, and I felt that a huge chunk of background on the main character, Clarisse, wasn't available to me, which made the story somewhat lacking, and the character bland. This wasn't the problem only with Clarisse, but all characters felt that way, without deeper and meaningful traits and interactions between each other.

The antagonist, the "demon", the "evil incarnate", was stated multiple times to be evil, without any real explanation, clear motive, background or identity, existing just for the sake of the plot, and having some vague powers that weren't ever explained.

There were also some statements and phrasing that were made by the characters that felt repetitive, alongside filler dialogue that felt unnecessary. Was this due to the copy being an ARC or not, I am not sure.

The second most important character of the book, a local shaman, called Shamy by the locals, was in essence an Orthodox Christian monk/priest. While this isn't in itself an issue, and doesn't pose a problem for the story, me being Orthodox myself, felt like something stabbed my eyes when I saw that he told Clarisse that she was, and I quote: "shit-scared" and "pissed off". And that he was reading from an old book written in "old Byzantine" language, which is in reality probably medieval Greek.

Since I do see a lot of room and potential for improvement, I would advise the author to try and work on making a story that would be deeper, and thought provoking, make all characters have more distinct identities and be better informed when creating characters.

This says it can be read as a standalone, but I think to get the full picture of Clarisse I needed to read the other two books. I felt like I was missing something.. and while the writing was very atmospheric it definitely brought the creepy factor up.. I had a hard time connecting to the characters.. I felt like I knew Digger better than Clarisse and her partner but that could be because I havent read the previous stories..

Ghost kids always make things spookier.. When Clarisse is taking a paranormal ghost tour in Old Tailem Town she wanders in to the church.. First she see a ghost from her last case little Charlie who was very creepily hanging himself over and over.. She then sees another ghost that she can tell is evil and she begins to investigate.
Turns our Old Tailem Town and the neighboring town have some secrets, and Clarisse her partner Henry and her friend Digger need to dig deep into the past to figure out how to help stop the evil..