Book Review: the Story Catcher by Ann Hite

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Synopsis:

Shelly Parker never much liked Faith Dobbins, the uppity way that girl bossed her around. 

But they had more in common than she knew. Shelly tried to ignore the haints that warned her Faith’s tyrannical father, Pastor Dobbins, was a devil in disguise. But when Faith started acting strange, Shelly couldn’t avoid the past—not anymore. 

Critically acclaimed, award-winning author Ann Hite beckons readers back to the Depression-era South, from the saltwater marshes of Georgia’s coast to the whispering winds of North Carolina’s mystical Black Mountain, in a mesmerizing gothic tale about the dark family secrets that come back to haunt us.

Review: I loved, loved, loved, Ghost on Black Mountain, so I had high hopes for this novel from Ann! This one was different,yet similar, as it continued the tale with many of the same characters, but told from a different perspective. I did find that this tale was more involved than Ghost on Black Mountain-I had to pay more attention and like other readers, go back and reread sections, thinking I might have missed something (sometimes did), thus is was a slower read for me. ht knows her way around Southern Gothic genre though, and if you want a well done gothic tale, pick this one up!

About the Author:  Ann Hite is the author of Ghost On Black Mountain, and  Lowcountry Spirit. Ghost On Black Mountain was one of ten finalist for The Townsend Prize in 2012. Ann won Georgia Author of the Year 2012 for Ghost On Black Mountain in the first novel category. Ann is an admitted book junkie with a library of over a thousand books. She lives in Smyrna, Georgia with her husband and daughter, where she allows her Appalachian characters to dictate their stories.Want to know more about Ann's books? Visit www.annhite.com