tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post4544825689210326260..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Cat Winters' The Uninvited, an atmospheric ghost story set at a terrifying timeSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-61332638253106032922015-07-10T17:33:52.972-05:002015-07-10T17:33:52.972-05:00I love ghost stories.
There are many novels about...I love ghost stories.<br /><br />There are many novels about the spiritualist movement set in the post-Civil War period, too, but not as many about ghosts during that era. Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-84445343013219712182015-07-09T11:20:58.604-05:002015-07-09T11:20:58.604-05:00I know that after WWI there was a big spiritualist...I know that after WWI there was a big spiritualist/seance movement because people were trying to make sense of all of the death and contact their dead loved ones for resolution. Not trying to be morbid here but I wonder if something like this is happening now. "Heaven is for real" and all that . . . . what is the purpose of life . . . . <br /><br />I have definitely seen an uptick in ghost stories.<br /><br />Sarah OLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-18295397759869134142015-07-08T09:37:22.747-05:002015-07-08T09:37:22.747-05:00A good question. The novel has some elements of h...A good question. The novel has some elements of horror fiction (the dreadful atmosphere), but it's not the gruesome sort or the type that would scare you out of your wits when you're reading it. I'd call it historical paranormal suspense, if I had to pigeonhole it.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-90102565821952497232015-07-07T13:04:19.256-05:002015-07-07T13:04:19.256-05:00So - when do ghost/eerie stories merge into actual...So - when do ghost/eerie stories merge into actual horror? Genre blend observation here. I've noticed more "magical" or "supernatural" elements lately - some are fun/charming; others not so much . . . <br /><br />Sarah OLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-18366633815291586902015-07-04T12:33:20.959-05:002015-07-04T12:33:20.959-05:00I haven't yet read her YA novels and really ou...I haven't yet read her YA novels and really ought to - thanks for reminding me of her earlier book. I've read she has another adult historical coming out next year, too.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-48416895612969136982015-07-04T10:37:16.665-05:002015-07-04T10:37:16.665-05:00Great review! This sounds fantastic. I love a grea...Great review! This sounds fantastic. I love a great eerie, historical. I enjoyed the author's previous work, In the Shadow of Blackbirds, so was stoked to see she has another coming out. Thanks for reminding me it comes out so soon. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458128919216842204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-77795112412182879992015-07-03T23:11:09.347-05:002015-07-03T23:11:09.347-05:00A good question - but I didn't want to say too...A good question - but I didn't want to say too much about that aspect because of possible spoilers. There's an appearance by Ivy's late grandmother in the beginning, but most of the other supernatural elements take place later in the story.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-43399534031774130712015-07-03T22:54:18.573-05:002015-07-03T22:54:18.573-05:00It does sound nice, but how do ghosts enter the st...It does sound nice, but how do ghosts enter the story? JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-23305354304556418182015-07-03T21:00:15.024-05:002015-07-03T21:00:15.024-05:00You know you want it...You know you want it...Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-52722318650234350692015-07-03T19:36:15.404-05:002015-07-03T19:36:15.404-05:00Just what I needed....another one for my TBR shelv...Just what I needed....another one for my TBR shelves!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001211695489460094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-56286303555445087472015-07-03T17:20:35.976-05:002015-07-03T17:20:35.976-05:00August will be here before we know it! I put this ...August will be here before we know it! I put this one up a bit early to stir up interest and because I'd read it on my Kindle while I was away earlier in June.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-12402512169224084422015-07-03T17:09:34.880-05:002015-07-03T17:09:34.880-05:00Sounds wonderful. Pity we have to wait till August...Sounds wonderful. Pity we have to wait till August!Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-53855262970008289042015-07-03T16:40:18.469-05:002015-07-03T16:40:18.469-05:00I like novels that turn out differently than I exp...I like novels that turn out differently than I expected - and it's definitely eerie.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-83327142850138177862015-07-03T11:52:21.682-05:002015-07-03T11:52:21.682-05:00Sounds eerily and fun! Great review!Sounds eerily and fun! Great review!Lauralee https://www.blogger.com/profile/14390056395943760008noreply@blogger.com