Review: Sunset House (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #18) by J.L. Bryan

Title: Sunset House

Series: Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #18

Previous books in this series: Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper (#1) | Cold Shadows (#2) | The Crawling Darkness (#3) | Terminal (#4) | House of Whispers #5 | Maze of Souls #6 | Lullaby (#7) | The Keeper (#8) | The Tower (#9) | The Monster Museum (#10) | Fire Devil (#11) | The Necromancer's Library (#12) | The Trailwalker (#13) | Midnight Movie (#14) | The Lodge (#15) | Cabinet Jack (#16) | Fallen Wishes (#17)

Author: J.L. Bryan

Genre: Adult, paranormal, horror

Publication date: March 2nd 2023

Published by: J.L. Bryan

Source: eARC from author

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Synopsis: The old Heusinkveld mansion overlooks the mostly shuttered main street of the small town of Burdener's Hill. Once a testament to local wealth and aspiration, the brooding edifice now clings to life as the Sunshine House, a retirement home inhabited by an eccentric collection of locals bound together by fond memories of their shrinking hometown.

When a newly arrived resident finds herself tormented by a threatening specter from her past, paranormal investigator Ellie Jordan is called in to confront it. The entity puts up a strong fight, resisting capture, and soon more residents are in danger. With nowhere else to go, they need Ellie to remove the ghost before it inflicts serious harm or death on those who have made the strange old house their home.

My rating: ★★★★☆

I always look forward to new books in the Ellie Jordan series—it's one of my favorites! In this installment of the series, you have a classic haunted house case, except this house has been converted into a retirement home. I love a good haunted house story, so I really enjoyed this one!

The thing haunting the house was very creepy! The way it presented itself, no one would even really know that the place was haunted. Especially in a retirement home where, unfortunately, death is not uncommon.

The history of the house and the way it tied into the entity was very interesting. I always enjoy when Ellie and Stacey jump into the research to unravel the mystery. And this one in particular was very intriguing because according to an author's note at the end of the books, this case was based on true events! Crazy! I mean, probably not the haunting, but all the deaths that led up to the haunting definitely were based on true events.

But yeah, I really liked this one, which should not come as a surprise. Lol. The retirement house had a lot of fun characters, my favorite being Arden. She was very snappy and no nonsense and I loved her! Lol. And you know I love Ellie and Stacey and their banter. I just really enjoyed the story and unraveling the mystery of the Sunshine House.

Have you read this book? If so, what did you think about it? If not, what do you think? Does it sound like something you might want to read? Leave me a link to your review or comment below! 😊