Debbie Ioanna – Abberton House

‘Abberton House’ by Debbie Ioanna is a haunted house story, one that is reminiscent of a traditional tale that is capable of giving you goosebumps from the eerie and intriguing atmosphere. I am someone who enjoys any type of genre and if you are a reader who adores reading something gory and brutal, this is not that.

This story is told over two timelines one hundred years apart. A family move into Abberton House. Their dream home in Yorkshire, as they settle in they realise they aren’t alone in the house. Things start happening that they can’t explain and they get stronger and start happening more and soon the family, Catherine, Adam and their daughter Bella realise they have to try to solve a one-hundred-year-old mystery if they want to live in peace.

Debbie Ioanna has created a seamless story that timeslips back to 1916 and the original family that lived in Abberton House, giving us the story of Elizabeth and her children while Henry is away fighting on the Frontline in World War One. The story switches back and forth showing us how the family in the present day are progressing with their mystery-solving, as they find out more information the ghostly happening seem to go stronger and angrier.

I always enjoy a time slip novel and when you pair it with the supernatural I love it even more. The 1916 timeslip shows how communities back then were so close, and how Elizabeth struggled in that time. The fact that Bella wasn’t really scared with the supernatural stuff happening shows that the story isn’t as scary as it could be but I still felt chilled as I read it.

A fabulous book with elements of a love story and a supernatural tale woven together to create a book that has you on the edge of your seat with the ghostly happenings in Abberton House.

Thanks to Damp Pebbles Blog Tours and @pantherpubs for the copy of the book and my place on the tour today.