Plus, the historical parts that are woven into the modern day story add a touch of something different in this case, Sarah's ancestors include a slave-owner, a sea captain and a woman driven mad by grief.
The big, scary mansion is not exactly anything new, but the characters make this a worthy addition to the already sky-high pile of spooky house books. It uses a lot of traditional horror elements but puts an unusual spin on them. Let me tell you now: this is a creepy book. When Sarah begins to see visions of her ancestors throughout the house, she finds herself pulled into a search for the treasure rumoured to be somewhere in the vast mansion, but soon it becomes apparent that more than just buried diamonds is waiting to be unearthed. Sarah doesn't know what it was that drove such a wedge between her mother and grandmother but she knows there are dark secrets hidden in the very walls of Amber House. The story is about a girl named Sarah whose grandmother has just passed away and left her mother with the centuries-old Maryland estate that has been the home of their family for generations.
This is a super-creepy, paranormal mystery (not historical fiction, as some might think, but it does contain some delving into family history) with a likeable heroine, centuries-old secrets and a look at several generations of one seriously dysfunctional family. But, this time, the chance I took on a random book I knew next to nothing about really paid off in the end. So I went into it with a completely blank slate, knowing nothing but the little I was told in the GR description, which is something that I don't do too often. I had absolutely zero expectations of Amber House when I decided to pick it up, I'd read no reviews about it and there's been very little hype surrounding the book.
This was Amber House, after all, where the past was never really over and done with.
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