Review of Ashes of August Manor by Blaine Daigle

 

For fans of "The Haunting of Hill House" and "The Haunting of Bly Manor".


Noelle, a tragedy-ridden hospice worker with a unique connection to death, accepts a job caring for the dying patriarch of the reclusive August family at their lakefront manor just outside the town of Bell River, Oregon. The house does not have electricity, and the eccentric nature of the family is displayed through the grotesque artwork that lines the walls of the manor.


As Noelle wrestles with her own struggles with understanding her connection to death, she is also plunged headfirst into the dark mysteries surrounding the August family. The dying patriarch who she is strangely never able to see. The head of the household incapable of giving a straight answer, and a boy unable to speak but clearly terrified of something.


But above all, she must uncover the answers behind the ashen footprints she finds all over the house at night and the withered figure she sees looming at the tree line across the lake.

MY REVIEW:

I REALLY ENJOYED THE ASHES OF AUGUST MANOR. THE STORY DREW ME IN IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER LET ME GO. NOELLE, THE MAINE CHARACTER IS REALLY STRONG AND DETERMINED THROUGHOUT THE STORY.  HER STORY IS TRULY HEART BREAKING AND YOU REALLY FEEL FOR NOELLE. ASHES OF AUGUST MANOR IS A DARK, DREARY AND SCARY READ THAT WILL LEAVE YOU WANTING MORE.  IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD SCARY GOTHIC STORY, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ASHES OF AUGUST MANOR. 4 STARS

About the author

Having lived his entire life deep in the gut of Louisiana, Blaine Daigle grew up surrounded by ghost stories of haunted plantations and cursed woodlands. He still lives in Louisiana with his wife and two children and can't wait to pass on the nightmares to his kids..when they are old enough. During the day he teaches high school English. At night, he enjoys diving deep into the fears that shape and mold the world around him.

Website: https://www.blainedaigle.com/