The low rating is because of the ending, it was a good story and a fast read but right when the story was unfolding it ends.

This book was well written and easy to read. The characters were very believable people, and the descriptions of their surroundings were great. That being said though, I was disappointed by the actual story after their move to the South. I guess I was expecting more creep and scare in the book?

I probably would have rated the first half of this book 4 stars, then it kept going. I loved the intense action in the beginning. I could see this being a movie on the SciFi network. It had great elements but got stale and boring in the end and I skimmed the last 30% just to finish.

This is a very short book; it is the introduction to the series. I hope that the subsequent books are as good as this!

Good book overall, minimal errors. Creepy vibes. Bit of a short read but apparently it has a sequel. I wish the author had combined both in one book. I can rarely afford to buy the followups.

I found this book to be a bit more drawn out than the first two, but I really enjoyed it. All three books were quick reads, but overall a good series.

Really enjoyed this book. But now I'm gonna have to sleep with the lights on. If the next book is as good as this one...well, my husband will just have to adjust. LOL

This book wasn't bad. A good introduction to the series, I suppose.

Eh….

Not a very catchy title is it? That combined with the disconnect in the first couple chapters of the book made it very difficult to get into a good reading rhythm.
The book starts with a teenage girl being hunted in the woods outside her home in Louisiana. Her entire family is already dead, and she is murdered in her father’s truck while trying to make her escape. Then it jumps to an unemployed guy in Baltimore. It was like getting whiplash.

The unemployed guy’s name is Owen. Eventually, he takes a job in Louisiana and moves his entire family into the house where the previous tenants had all been killed. At this point the storyline made sense, but I still wasn’t attached to the characters. Disappointingly, that stopped me from feeling their fear when the house oozed to life and Owen’s son Matt was kidnapped by a swamp creature.

All of these events are brought on by a 150 year old voodoo curse. Because a grieving father killed the voodoo queen who couldn’t save his son, and shot her daughter for revenge, the queen sold her soul in order to destroy his bloodline. She became a swamp monster, known as the Bacalou.

The ending was relatively predictable. I did finally feel a connection to Owen’s wife, Claire, which was a nice surprise. All in all, I enjoyed the book and the fact it had a different nemesis than the first two books in the series.

Absolutely loved. I was hooked from the first page. Love that it's set in my home state of Louisiana.
The down on their luck Cooleys move to Louisiana with the promise of a new beginning for the family. Little do they know what monsters lurk in the cypress swamps of south Louisiana.