Book Review: Crescentville Haunting by MN Bennet

 
 
Logan ended his relationship with his vampire ex because he wanted to distance himself from the supernatural world and its dangers. But then he's bitten by the Crone and put in a program to make sure he stays mostly human, and between that, the Crone whispering in his mind, and the agency hunting down supernaturals, he's not sure which is the biggest threat.

Book Cover - Crescentville Haunting by M.N. Bennet
Title: Crescentville Haunting
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Pages: 342
My Rating: 3.5 Stars
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*I received an ecopy of this book via BookSirens. This has not influenced my review.*

Action, danger, supernaturals, a bit of romance, and, most importantly, a teenager finding himself and figuring out what he wants in life.

This felt surprisingly grounded, at least, as much as a story about supernaturals can be. A lot of the story took place within the facility where Logan was staying during the program he was forced into. (In case anyone is worried, there’s not a bunch of medical stuff. It’s basically just occasional blood drawing and group therapy.) And while he was there, I got to know Logan and understand what was going on his mind and how he was growing over the course of the story. It’s great to have some stories, especially in YA, that are more about personal growth. And it felt really natural.

And although I didn’t get to see as much time between Logan and Henry as I would normally like in a romance, because of the whole “in the facility for a while” thing, I still saw enough to know their relationship was sweet! They only broke up because Logan was worried about the danger of being entrenched within the supernatural world, so there were still feelings between them. Henry was always trying to protect and help Logan, and Logan was, well, trying to do the same for Henry, but in the sense of protecting him from the prejudice against vampires and other Vices.

As I said, there was also some action and danger, magical fights with witches and other paranormal beings and government agents.

This was a unique supernatural/magic system. Different types of supes, but also sort of classifications of them (Vices, Sins, Hauntings). The reader gets to meet various types with different abilities throughout the book whom Logan is friends with or meets in the program, which is fun. I always love supernaturals, especially less common ones. I actually would’ve liked some info dumping because it was confusing at the start, and there are still some things I’m not sure about, but I think I mostly got it by the end.

Overall, the romance was sweet, the magic and action were fun, the character growth was great, and I enjoyed this supernatural-filled story!

*Rating: 3.5 Stars // Read Date: 2023 // Format: Ebook via TTS*

 

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  1. Greg

    I like the sound of this, especially the part about a treatment facility (neat idea) and agencies hunting supernaturals- always like that. Plus a teen finding themself.