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With an unusual premise— 20 years earlier, something strange happened to the 8 houses on Velkwood St— only three 20 year olds survived and the rest seem to have instantly become ghosts & no one can enter the vicinity… except for the three now women. Talitha agrees to return for research… and because the past weighs heavily on her. Part ghost story & part love story, there are some creepy moments but nothing was believable enough to be scary…

Ughhhh. This had so much potential. Talitha Velkwood still reeling from a tragic event 20 yrs ago gets an offer to go back to her haunted street she left. That piece of haunted street that exists in its own reality separate from our own. One only Talitha and 2 other girls can enter. It could have used more characterization, I‘m not a fan of going back and forth between places where nothing really happens or gets moved forward. I did like her 👇🏼

This was a unique ghost story about a haunted street named after the first residents, Talitha Velkwood and her family.
One night, the whole neighborhood just vanished. The only survivors were three of the girls who were away at college. Now, a research group and Talitha are going back 👻
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Very much a less plot all vibes creepy ghost story. I did overall like it though. 4⭐️

I have to thank @Nessavamusic again for the #HHS gifts. The books you chose were not only on the top of my wishlist, but also included signed book plates?! And gorgeous bookmarks! Love!!!

@Nessavamusic you are awesome!! I absolutely LOVE everything. So many cool things that I feel like a kid at Christmas. Thank you so much!! 😃🎃🖤 Thank you @wanderinglynn for organizing this again. I‘m off to look at my books and eat candy. 😁🎃 #HHS24

While college friends & neighbors Brett, Talitha & Grace are away at school they are notified that their neighborhood has disappeared. Twenty years later Talitha is approached by a researcher to return to the area as pictures obtained from a recent drone show that there is possible activity in her old house. I read this one in just a couple of hours this morning. I was absolutely riveted by this unique take on the haunted house trope (CONT)

Talitha, Brett & Grace were college age when they escaped Velkwood street before it slipped beyond the veil.

For 20 years everyone from serious researchers to ghost hunters have investigated the phenomenon & hounded the girls for interviews.

Secrets, a significant haunting, creepiness & a forbidden sapphic romance that‘s a significant subplot which leads to a satisfying ending.

This would be a good book to add to an October TBR!

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June wrap-up!
🥇The Haunting of Velkwood
🥈Going Bicoastal
🥉Late Bloomer

What makes a haunting? 20 years ago, an entire street disappears with only 3 girls escaping. This book takes a unique look at the haunted house trope. How someone can be haunted as much by grief and loss as something supernatural. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Another amazing listen! This was not at all what I was expecting. It truly is such a unique premise about a street where the actual homes and most of its residents seem to have disappeared (or have they?) and the few residents who weren‘t at home are trying to figure out what happened. It‘s also a tender look at love and loss and the secrets we hide from even ourselves. I‘ll be thinking about this one for a while! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Book 35📚 4⭐️

Such a unique take on a haunting, definitely not like any I have read before.

Something happened the night Brett, Grace and Talitha left town… and it wasn‘t just that the entire street started to vanish. Stuck between dead and alive, no one has entered Velkwood Street in 20 years, until now.

20 years ago 3 girls escaped from a neighborhood that disappeared into a ghost realm. It is still visible to outsiders but no one can enter except these girls. Now Talitha has been offered money to return.
This book is loaded with secrets and mystery. As childhood memories are dredged up, we learn the truth about what happened 20 years ago. I was very interested to learn what happened in Velkwood. A unique and creepy story.

1. Tagged. Creepy new author.
2. Lost Man's Lane by Scott Carson (AKA Michael Koryta)
3. Carol Goodman or Jennifer McMahon
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