(3.5)
This was an interesting one. It wasn't my kind of horror at all. It was more of that sci-fi type of horror, so I struggled a bit to get through it. This isn't because the story is bad, or the writing is bad. It's simply just not m y usual type of book. This is very well written with characters you come to care about. The writing style is fantastic as it does keep your attention.
Since I listened to the audio version, I want to give a shoutout to the narrator. He's really good and brings the characters to life perfectly. I really enjoyed listening to his voice as he read.
It's hard to figure out what I can safely say about this book. One of my reasons for wanting to read it is that it takes place near where I live. I found that fun and knowing where the towns are, and the hospital always adds a little to a story. This book revolves around a small community of older folks that live in the Pocono area of PA. When Jerry Campbell's wife passes, and he finally retires he is done with the way things are. He's ready to make a change. He stumbles upon a retirement community and thinks that this place is a nice place to just live out the rest of his days in solitude. At first, he quite likes his community even though the residents are a bit strange at times. Soon though he starts to see and hear strange things and starts to wonder if this place is as serene as he first thought. (Spoiler, it's not!)
I won't tell you more because I don't want to ruin it for you. All in all, it's a well written book, the storyline was good, but I wasn't a fan of it due to the sci-fi angle. However, if you like that sort of horror then I would highly recommend giving this a go.

This is what horror should be, really. You find out what is going on alongside the protagonist(s), one step forward two steps back style, there may or may not be ghosts but there is DEFINATELY a haunting, maybe multiple hauntings, and if there is romance it is in it's proper place and does not contribute to the 'one step forward two steps back', and in the end there is always a cost. Curiously, the aging element hit me less than the... community?... element. Dementia is definately a big fear of mine, but perhaps it didn't hit me as hard as usual because I have to deal with an HOA (and other political crap) in the here and now.