Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Rattling Chains
SERIES: Bound to the Spirits #1
AUTHOR: T. Strange
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 294 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2021
BLURB:
Book one in the Bound to the Spirits series
Ghosts are popping up where they shouldn’t. Harlan, a ghost janitor for the police, suspects there’s a serial killer on the loose—but no one believes him.
Harlan Brand is a medium who was abandoned at the Centre, a school for the psychically gifted, by his parents. He grew up lonely but safe from the ghosts that terrorized his childhood.
But now, at twenty-one, he’s out in the real world. He works as a ghost janitor for the Toronto Police Service, cleaning up after crimes and hauntings in the Greater Toronto Area. Adding to the anxiety of leaving the ghost-warded safety of his school, the cop assigned as his partner seems to hate him, he’s having confusing feelings for a BDSM club owner who brings out his deepest fantasies, and ghosts are popping up where they shouldn’t.
Using the ghosts as clues, Harlan begins to suspect there’s a serial killer loose, but no one believes him. Harlan will stop at nothing to discover who—or what—is preying on his city.
REVIEW:
So if this book #1 is indicative of what’s to come in this series, I am ALLLLL in. It is not a sweet cute series like the zombie one, although I still adore that series. But this one I will tell almost borders on horror and I love it. I love how the author keeps you on the edge of your seat with this book and I could NOT put it down. I am so happy with this book.
One thing I’ve always loved about paranormal books is that I love to see what each person’s interpretation of paranormal is. Whether ghosts, vamps, shifters, and the list goes on. Everyone has their own unique style to things. And it could be one little thing that changes that author from the ‘norm’. But with this one, this is way beyond the norm. I was very happily surprised to read this and can’t wait for the next one.
When you think of mediums, you think of people who see ghosts and whatnot. But most don’t think of what all would happen after the ghost has been seen. It’s like watching those medium shows on TV. Everyone’s happy of the message they got and so on and it’s a happy happy day. But now we see the other side of things. We see what happens when a very young boy meets ghosts that are not happy happy and leave him often in a ball trying to protect himself from death. And that’s scary. To think a ghost could kill you. Harlan’s character, you can’t help but love. He truly is another one of those you want to wrap in bubble wrap and tell the world to leave him alone. And in the safety of his home he tries. Until one ghost finds a way to go too far. But as scared as Harlan often is, he’s usually right on the money about what’s up. He sees that things aren’t right and knows something more sinister is going on.
But it’s more than that. Harlan’s led a VERY sheltered life. He was taught all he needed but it doesn’t mean life in the real world is all it’s cracked up to be. But as terrified as he is, as much as he needs his friend, he stands in the face of danger and does what needs to be done. Even when he feels his weakest, he’s so brave. He tries so hard and never stops. And I adore him. And even when I want to punch his partner for being such a butt, he turns around to do the right thing too. He gives Harlan what he needs. Another new friend.
I can’t say much more because I will give stuff away and don’t want to, but know this. It’s not your everyday paranormal. It’s intense, it’s borderline horror and it’s everything a great paranormal should be. I’m VERY happy to have gotten to read this.
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