Hi all!

Today I am back to review The Corruption of Alston House by John Quick. I was permitted to read an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) thanks to NetGalley. This adult-fiction, horror novel, follows Katherine, a recently divorced woman, who yearns for a fresh start. She moves to a quiet town, purchasing a mansion named Alston House, which needs quite a lot of work. After a while, she begins to witness paranormal activity and an evil, haunting presence that wants to control her. It’s up to Katherine to figure out what is going on and how best to beat a ghost that is damned. As always, I am going to provide my honest thoughts; letting you know whether I think it’s worth checking out. Without further ado, let’s get into it!

Trigger Warnings: rape, sexual abuse, physical abuse, suicide and child molestation.

WHAT THIS BOOK DOES RIGHT 

The best part of the book was the plot. The story was interesting, intriguing and extremely spooky. If a writer manages to scare me, they are doing something right. I was genuinely creeped out at times. I wanted to know who or what was haunting the house and the mystery surrounding it. There is a twist at the end, that pushed my star rating up. I was really happy with the direction it went in. I was also pleasantly surprised by the rich history of the house and it’s former inhabitants. If you want a scary, haunted house story, this is the novel for you. 

WHAT THIS BOOK DOES WRONG 

My biggest pet peeve was the writing style. I don’t want to attack the author, but he is a male, writing from a female’s perspective. There is nothing wrong with that, if it’s done well. John Quick sexualised Katherine so much, it felt really unnecessary. In fact, it was almost perverse at times. He was obsessed with her walking around the house naked or the wind arousing her nipples or her wanting to pleasure herself. It seemed in poor taste and to be perfectly honest, felt a little seedy. There was also a lot of telling, not showing at the beginning. However, the writing did improve as the story went along.  

OVERALL STAR RATING 

I gave it 4/5 stars. It won me over by the end.

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I hope you enjoyed this honest review. Let me know your thoughts down below. Thanks for reading!

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