Ghost Town Girl

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Pub Date 29 Oct 2020 | Archive Date 14 Mar 2021

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Description

Trusting your instincts isn't always easy, but that annoying voice can be persistent. When something doesn't feel right, where do you draw the line between imagination and survival?

Bria's life changed forever on the day she decided to leave her abusive husband once and for all.

Jenna used to enjoy exploring spooky, abandoned places with her friends. But taking photographs of old gates and all things with cobwebs has lost its appeal. Whenever she feels an unknown presence, call it a vibe or energy, she's in her realm. That's what she wants to investigate. She believes in synergy and wants to team up with like-minded psychics, uncovering clues for missing person cases. After tagging along with a paranormal investigation team, she's hooked. But she must find a way out of Red Hawk Ghost Town, or she'll be lucky to leave the desert alive.

Warning: Domestic Violence triggers.

Trusting your instincts isn't always easy, but that annoying voice can be persistent. When something doesn't feel right, where do you draw the line between imagination and survival?

Bria's life...


Advance Praise

"A ghost story with alternating viewpoints about two strong women. It opens with Bria leaving her abusive husband and then switches to Jenna and Cameron out looking for a ghost town. A monsoon hits and Jenna and Cameron are stuck in the remote area. It’s the perfect quick spooky read of survival and finding oneself." - Chris

"A ghost story with alternating viewpoints about two strong women. It opens with Bria leaving her abusive husband and then switches to Jenna and Cameron out looking for a ghost town. A monsoon hits...


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A prefect October spooky story A ghost story with alternating viewpoints about two strong women. It opens with Bria leaving her abusive husband and then switches to Jenna and Cameron out looking for a ghost town.Beautiful written I found myself highlighting main quotes throughout the book.
“ She remembered their laughter and smiling faces, in contrast to the women. Giggling and playing on the swings and in the sandbox. Bria found this to be the most telling of all about the shelter when a child is happier within institutional confines versus their home.”

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Jenna likes to investigate spooky places with her friends. She would take pictures of spooky things. She goes to a ghost town called Red Hawk with her friend Cameron. Cameron talks to Jenna about his girlfriend. Jenna has discover that she can feel unknown presences besides having visions. They will meet up with other friends at Red Hawk to help with Cameron’s You Tube videos he makes. As they drive to Red Hawk, Cameron sees someone and drives off the road into mud. They are stuck with no cell phone service to call for help. Cameron decides to see if he can find someone at the ghost town. Does Cameron find someone? One of the friends Jenna will meet is still heartbroken on losing a woman, Bria. Bria decided to get married to Mike, a man who turns out to be very possessive with his wife Bria. Bria decides to escape her husband. When she gets to the women’s shelter, she realizes that she forgot to tell her best friend Cassie. She leaves to tell Cassie that she’s leaving her husband. Bria doesn’t find her home. She worries that Mike will hurt her so she looks for clues to see where Cassie went. She discovers she’s gone to Red Hawk. Bria decides Toto Red Hawk. What happens with these people at Red Hawk turns out to be an adventure unlike anything that they have ever experienced. What happens?

The author has written a novel that has several themes to it. It doesn’t overwhelm the story. It’s scary and amazing. This novel is a ghost story, a woman’s fiction novel with paranormal elements throughout besides a touch of domestic violence. It is the loyalty of friendships that keeps them from giving up at times. It’s a great read for spookiness and survival.

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Bria has married Mike which she thought she loved before he made her live out in the country with no neighbors and started to beat on her. She escapes but is constantly looking for him behind her.
Jenna and Cameron are hiking in the desert and Cameron disappears.
All of these characters will merge together.
It was a little slow at first getting to know the characters. It picks up and then you don't want to put it down.

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Ghost Town Girl by Debra Cunningham.

Wow I love this story! I hope she continues to write these characters into a series to let us know what they are up to. I can’t wait to purchase this book in hardback!

5 stars

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Quite the creepy novel. Going back and forth between different timelines only made me want to finish the book much faster. This book does contain some triggers for domestic violence. The outcome for each person involved is eye opening. I am a firm believer in spirits and I believe some people can sense them and choose to help the spirit or not.

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Very well developed characters and an extremely engaging story. Well thought out and very suspenseful story line that keeps the reader guessing until the final twist! This is the book to read this year! Highly recommended!

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The beginning of Ghost Town Girl by Debra Cunningham had me hooked even though there wasn’t anything paranormal happening. It sets up the bones of the plot. The first few chapters are from different points of view. The bulk of the story is told by Jenna and eventually the characters from the beginning of the book meet up with her.

Jenna is a budding psychic and kind-hearted girl. She and her friends are in the Arizona desert searching for a ghost town. The desert is a character on its own. Cunningham describes the scenery very well.

There are a couple of subplots that flesh out the main story. I enjoyed how everything came together. Even though the story was a little complicated, the characters were well-written.

The ending was not what I hoped for. Even though the main mystery was solved, it seemed the end of the book left some loose ends. They aren’t enough to warrant a sequel, but if there was one, maybe they could be threaded together in the background.

I received an advance review copy for free from NetGalley and am leaving my honest review voluntarily.

I will be adding this review to my website, EveHallows.com.

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Although the base for this story has roots in domestic violence the overall mystery and spiritual elements are very much to the fore in my view. The main character, Bria, escapes from her abusive relationship and moves to a refuge. The plot moves between the timelines of Bria and her best friend Cassie adding details to their characterisation and lives and adding a good backstory for their childhood confirming their friendship and circle of friends. This is important for later in the book (which I didn't spot). The writer has a detailed descriptive style which always includes the environment the character are set in and allow the reader to feel they are with the characters. Personally while I love this style on some occasions it was too detailed and I found myself skipping forward. The spiritual introductions were intriguing throughout and definitely kept their secret right to the end!

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I'm starting out soapboxing so bear with me
First a trigger warning on domestic violence not overt but the feel so be prepared for a gut roll. I can say from experience & counseling others it never gets better in most cases [then rare with a total restructure of abuser imo]. The longer you are in an abusive relationship the more danger it can cause not just you but others around you especially loved ones & pets as well as the people that are trying to get you out that are involved in such in an org . There is a reason that they will act like hard asses because once they dedicate to helping you they are also putting others lives especially theirs in danger. There are also weak damaged women that after seeking help will turn all info & people over to their abuser thinking that will score points & make everything okay. They become an addon that deserves no sympathy. Am also really irked at either well meaning or people trying for some online clout putting out some messages on social media that have been a mainstay of some homes & then saying to potential vics they can help, no, in most cases you can't unless trained & prepared & you have further jeopardized the person & yourself. All you have done is help expose & blow what was a good set up because everyone can read it & when seeing it will act. This is dangerous for vics, shelters & people that work at them. There are solid things in place for a reason. The National Domestic Violence Hotline 1- 800- 799- 7233 • thehotline.org
But on to a great book. This is an incredible thriller with paranormal aspects & believable as such. The style is disjointed intentionally which raises the level of adrenaline waiting for the stories to blend together then keeps you on a tight wire until the end. Definitely recommend & listen to the message in here also. An abused woman who unintentionally drags friends, agencies & kids who never knew her into a dangerous deadly arena with a psychopath...

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This had three different mysteries. The story starts off with Bria wondering how she was going to make her escape, before her husband returns. When he shows up and insists that she drive her own vehicle, with him following behind. Bria takes an opportunity and veers to a side road losing her husband. Bria heads to a woman's shelter to hide, then gets worried about her friend, Cassie. The last time Bria left, Cassie's was the first place her husband checked.

Cassie and Bria, at one time had plans to write a book. They were intrigued by Red Hawk Ghost Town's origin, and gave up on the idea until a clipping piqued Cassie's interest. She packed provisions for herself and George, her dog, and set out.

Cameron and Jenna set out to scope out Red Hawk Ghost Town for Cameron's YouTube channel. Mace, made up the trio of friends, and was supposed to return later after borrowing his brother's Jeep. After being distracted, Cameron gets his vehicle stuck in the mud. No cell reception, or traffic to flag help, the two set off on foot.

Red Hawk Ghost Town is going to bring Bria, Cassie, Cameron and Jenna together in a haunting manner.

I loved how Jenna had a gift and received visions. I had dread when Cameron ran off to check something he saw, especially with the description of the wildlife in the area, and both were stranded. I liked the concept of checking out an old ghost town, where once upon a time, had stagecoaches make a stop.

There a part where Jenna loses her shoes, and for all intents and purposes she's walking after sundown in a place where one encounters rattlesnakes, rocky terrain, and sees what appears to be a cougar print, which made it difficult for me to believe that Jenna is wandering around in bare feet. I had a hard time grasping that situation. The sheriff was not a very likable man, coming off cold and uncaring.

The psychic element made the story interesting, along with some creepy parts that kept the story entertaining. I was surprised to learn about the number of days that had passed, for one individual, while I was thinking the timing for everyone was the same.

I requested and received an ARC from NetGalley via BooksGoSocial and I have voluntarily reviewed this book.

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Another favorite by a great author. The plot of the story was very well written. The author really draws the reader in as you read. Was not what I was expecting.

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really enjoyed reading this book, it had a great spooky atmosphere and worked as a thriller. The characters were great and I enjoyed reading this.

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I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. I good paranormal/mysteryish type book. This would actually be good read for Halloween Month 🎃.

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