- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: iUniverse (28 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0595485979
- ISBN-13: 978-0595485970
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,783,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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KUDZU BOOK REVIEW, Atlanta, GA - APRIL 7, 2008
HAUNTED LILY - MEZMORIZING & HAUNTING
Haunted Lily really makes you think about your life, your loved ones, and just how special they are to you. In the blink of an eye they could be gone. Not only is this a scary tantalizing read, this book has it all: the supernatural, a tremendous amount of suspense and mystery, action, and best of all- romance!! You won't be able to stop flipping through the pages! I strongly recommend this book for anyone who just loves a good, thrilling, adventure. It is by far my favorite book, and I can't express in words how good it really is - YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO READ IT TO FIND OUT!!! --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
LA NIGHTMARE PRESS - LOS ANGELES, CA April 10, 2008
Haunted Lily - The Nightmare Ball is quite simply an inspired intriguing novel. It is alternately sleek, powerful, emotionally resonant, and, certainly, scary. The scenes between Lily and Varton Muntz are chilling. Wonderful writing.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Paperback
Haunted Lily was very intriguing for me and going off of a recommendation, I didn't think I was one to like ghost stories, but then again, here I am reading one. I really, REALLY enjoyed this book.
It was spooky yet the characters were very genuine. I loved Lily and would be interested in reading more about her life in other books.
It was an easy read since the plot kept me captivated, and I couldn't wait to find out more. The descriptions were very real, and I could visualize the whole story being played out as I read it.
While it didn't scare me, there were definitely some creepy characters that I would like to forget. I think overall it was a very good ghost story and I would definitely read more like this. I honestly think it would make a great movie.
It was spooky yet the characters were very genuine. I loved Lily and would be interested in reading more about her life in other books.
It was an easy read since the plot kept me captivated, and I couldn't wait to find out more. The descriptions were very real, and I could visualize the whole story being played out as I read it.
While it didn't scare me, there were definitely some creepy characters that I would like to forget. I think overall it was a very good ghost story and I would definitely read more like this. I honestly think it would make a great movie.
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I found this on GOODREADS.com
Had a load of rave reviews, so being always on the look out for new authors and "something a bit different"
I was not let down, great spooky read that will stay with you long after you have finished reading it.. You really get to care about the all the people in the book, and not just the main ones they are all pretty well fleshed out.
Get it and read for yourself
Had a load of rave reviews, so being always on the look out for new authors and "something a bit different"
I was not let down, great spooky read that will stay with you long after you have finished reading it.. You really get to care about the all the people in the book, and not just the main ones they are all pretty well fleshed out.
Get it and read for yourself
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Dispirited
30 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback
I saw the overwhelming number of positive reviews for Haunted Lily, and was attracted by the visually arresting cover art enough to look up the artist who creates these fearsome "dolls". She's very talented!
This said, I'm giving the book two stars for the author's pluck to self publish and the amount of effort and money that it must have taken to launch this series. The story itself just wasn't gripping or convincing in this published form,in my opinion. The characters were caricatures and the attempt at setting this story, originally in Britain, floundered because it didn't ring true of an author who knew much beyond the superficial or stereotypical of the country,the architecture or the people of the UK.
Page after page I kept asking myself where the editor's head was to miss some of the most obvious missteps like the author having written Australian rather than Austrian crystal chandelier. There were many other equally obvious mistakes and some further examples of just plain clumsy writing. These things were jarring, like false notes, and very definitely interrupted the eerie mood Fox was attempting to create and the narrative flow throughout the book. All were entirely fixable, too.
The story itself was certainly salvageable, and I believe a great editor could have taken Ms. Fox's story in hand and helped elevate and polish the book to a much higher level of interest to the reader and overall degree of professionalism. I hope her future work has the benefit of more rigorous editorial assistance, because Ms. Fox certainly has many more interesting, spine tingling stories to tell. I wish her well.
This said, I'm giving the book two stars for the author's pluck to self publish and the amount of effort and money that it must have taken to launch this series. The story itself just wasn't gripping or convincing in this published form,in my opinion. The characters were caricatures and the attempt at setting this story, originally in Britain, floundered because it didn't ring true of an author who knew much beyond the superficial or stereotypical of the country,the architecture or the people of the UK.
Page after page I kept asking myself where the editor's head was to miss some of the most obvious missteps like the author having written Australian rather than Austrian crystal chandelier. There were many other equally obvious mistakes and some further examples of just plain clumsy writing. These things were jarring, like false notes, and very definitely interrupted the eerie mood Fox was attempting to create and the narrative flow throughout the book. All were entirely fixable, too.
The story itself was certainly salvageable, and I believe a great editor could have taken Ms. Fox's story in hand and helped elevate and polish the book to a much higher level of interest to the reader and overall degree of professionalism. I hope her future work has the benefit of more rigorous editorial assistance, because Ms. Fox certainly has many more interesting, spine tingling stories to tell. I wish her well.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A Frightening Fairy-tale!!!
19 April 2008
Format:Hardcover
I did not go into reading this book with any expectations... I love good ghost/paranormal/horror story. Honestly, I bought the book because I loved the cover! So I was so surprised at how good it turned out to be.
The story revolves around a British, documentary film-maker, named Darby, who's personal tragedy forces him to confront demons, both inner and other-worldly. As he questions his sanity...fate brings him across the Atlantic to an enchanted young woman named Lily.
I literally could not put this book down. I loved the characters, who were likable; you care about what happens to them. And the ghosts were both frightening and believable, very well done. The descriptions were so imaginative, the author made you feel like you were there in the story with these people and the adventure they were on... without overdoing it. There is a tremendous, unexpected, ending that I am still reeling from.
When I finished the book I looked on the cover to verify that another book would follow-up in the series called "The Ghost Memoirs". I am a voracious reader and highly recommend this book.
Haunted Lily: The Nightmare Ball
The story revolves around a British, documentary film-maker, named Darby, who's personal tragedy forces him to confront demons, both inner and other-worldly. As he questions his sanity...fate brings him across the Atlantic to an enchanted young woman named Lily.
I literally could not put this book down. I loved the characters, who were likable; you care about what happens to them. And the ghosts were both frightening and believable, very well done. The descriptions were so imaginative, the author made you feel like you were there in the story with these people and the adventure they were on... without overdoing it. There is a tremendous, unexpected, ending that I am still reeling from.
When I finished the book I looked on the cover to verify that another book would follow-up in the series called "The Ghost Memoirs". I am a voracious reader and highly recommend this book.
Haunted Lily: The Nightmare Ball
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
book one of the ghost memoirs!!!
8 Oct 2008
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Why this book has not been made into a movie baffles me. Reading this book was like watching a film. The book mentions the author is a screenwriter and it shows in the story development. I was always surprised to where the story went. It was like Alice in Wonderland. I was "curiouser and curiouser."
Looking forward to more from the same author...
Looking forward to more from the same author...
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