About the Book

Strange Unearthly Things by Kelly Creagh

Genre: YA Fantasy Romance, Historical Fiction

Release Date: Aug. 22, 2023

Book Review

A devastatingly haunting love story that reverberates through the ages.

Jane’s a psychic who has been hired – along with two other companions with gifts – to rid Fairfax Hall of an unwanted presence. But Jane isn’t there long before she begins to suspect that it’s the owner, Elias Thornfield, who’s haunted, not the manor itself. The secrets Elias is keeping threaten to undo them all.

I love the energy of the group of friends who form, even though they don’t get off to the best start. Giovanni’s an unrelenting flirt built like a Greek god with a gift for seeing glimpses of the lives of people he touches. Ingrid’s a purple-haired punk tarot card reader who can see glimpses of possible futures during readings. Together with Jane and a mysterious housekeeper, Mr. Poole, they form caring band. Even better, their interactions at times are hilarious. I love how the author juxtaposed the modern slang of the teens against the 18th century speech of Elias.

Jane finds herself drawn to Elias for reasons she can’t quite explain, even though she keeps calling him a dumpster fire. Their connection carried the story as literal demons try to rip them apart.

This book left me teary and gave me a book hangover, in the best way. I didn’t want to leave Jane’s world behind!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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