The Dead Children's Playground
American Horrors, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Melinda Melendez
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By:
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James Kaine
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AT THE EDGE OF THE CEMETERY RESTS A PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY.
BUT NOT ALL SOULS THAT PLAY ARE AT REST.
Nine-year-old Kylie Macklin defied the odds in conquering cancer. Now she wants nothing more than a fresh start at her new home in Huntsville. Soon, an enigmatic new friend introduces her to a playground unlike any other. Set next to Maple Hill Cemetery, the park is a sanctuary for the spirits of local children who died in the Spanish Flu and fell victim to a twisted serial killer.
Nineteen-year-old Kayla Macklin resents being uprooted from the only life she knew. Bitter about the years her parents spent focusing on Kylie’s health, she struggles to reforge a bond with her little sister while making new friends of her own. But one reckless decision will threaten her newfound happiness.
And put innocent lives at risk.
Soon, Kylie’s classmates collapse with devastating fevers while a killer thought long dead returns to stalk a community still bearing the scars of his rampage decades earlier.
With the children of Huntsville in grave danger, the sisters must race against time to learn the secrets of Maple Hill Park before they end up permanent residents of The Dead Children’s Playground.
Experience a chilling ghost story inspired by true events in this first terrifying entry in James Kaine’s American Horrors series where fear always finds its way home.
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Thoroughly enjoyed and thought the narrator was great
Creepy kids, creepy ghosts
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emotional rollercoaster
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excellent story and narrator
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the relationships between mum and daughters
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Creepy ghost kids and an ancient demon? Count me in!
I loved literally everything about this book. I’m usually not a big fan of ghost/demon stories, but this one blew me away. The way the author all the paranormal elements together I thought was very well done.
I think what really made this story work so well was how carefully he crafted the characters, particularly Kayla and Kylie. They felt like real people and their bond really made the suspenseful parts of the story that much more intense.
That ending was completely unexpected. It isn’t very often that a book makes me weep, but that last chapter? Yep. That did it.
All in all, this was a wonderful book. Very suspenseful and emotional. Dare I say haunting? Looking forward to more books in the series!
Haunting
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