Lying Season (Experiment in Terror, #4)

by Karina Halle

Amateur ghost hunter Perry Palomino has battled ghosts, fought off skin walkers and skirted the fine line between life and death. But can she survive bunking down in Seattle for a week with her partner (and the man she secretly loves) Dex and his perfect girl friend, Jennifer? And can she do so while being tormented by a malicious spirit from Dex's increasingly shady past? With love and life in the balance, Perry must discover the truth among the lies or risk los ing everything she's ever cared about.

• ISBN10: 146794825X
• ISBN13: 9781467948258
• Publish Date: 12 December 2011
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 394
• Language: English

Reviews

[Berls]

This one was actually less creepy than the previous books and more about the characters - Perry & Dex - and their relationship. Which was a nice change of pace for me, since the horror elements scare the crap out of me.

I'm not usually okay with relationships that involve cheating - so I will warn this book series has that - but I'm not bothered by it because it's dating not marriage and, as this book proves, the partner being cheated on... well she's already been cheating and she's really a bitch. Let me back up - Perry has to go to Seattle for the company holiday party and to film the next episode of Experiment in Terror. Rather than stay in a hotel, they come up the with brilliant idea that she will stay with Dex and his girlfriend Jen. Cue tension and awkwardness. But also, let the light shine! We suspected Jen was awful and now we see it first hand. Oh, and Perry makes some new, pretty great friends while visiting.

As for the creepy - this has two layers. There's the mental institute that their filming in and yes - there were some seriously tense moments there. Secondly, someone is haunting Dex/Dex's apartment and Perry sees them. Oh and there's a message left for Dex that raises all kinds of questions, but we don't have any answers yet.

In some ways this was a transition book I think - things happen in their relationship that needed to happen but I'm not sure where that leaves them and the show. I feel like the next book will see some major changes for everyone involved and I'm curious to see what it will look like.

As I mentioned, I've really grown to enjoy Jo Rylan's narration. She is most definitely the voice of the series for me now and she certainly knows how to up the creep factor! I'm glad I'm getting to listen to the series.

Qualifies for COYER Fall Scavenger Hunt Item #35 - read a book with a character that is GREEN with Envy. Most definitely accurate that both Perry and Jenn are envious of one another.

[Amanda]

Kelly first introduced me to this series and I am so glad that I have continued on. Each book in the series continues to get better as Perry’s world expands and unfolds. And yes, as soon as I finish this review, I have every intention of diving right back into this world to see what happens next.

*blinks at you* Oh my glob! Though I still have my issues with Perry’s narration, THIS BOOK is what I needed, I think, to find some footing with Perry and Dex’s relationship. Seriously. It’s making me swear and flail and contemplate writing this review as fast as possible so I can pick up On Demon Wings VERY SOON. The drama and angst and HOLY SHIT, DID THAT JUST HAPPEN? in this book was crazy. And I liked that. I felt like we were finally getting somewhere. Even though the ending...(O)_(O)

I almost feel like the horror aspect of this book took a bit of a back seat to Dex and Perry (not necessarily a bad thing). But, again, there are developments here: rivals! ghosts from the past! (Errr…from our characters’ pasts. Ghosts are generally from the past, eh?) And both of those things leave the door open for BIG THINGS. The latter of the developments, specifically, was left unresolved. I hope that the ghosts (and subsequent revelations) will come to light in the next book(s). The potential here is HUGE. And I really like that. I like it a lot. I want to see MOAR things happening in Perry’s world and I want to see the implications of those things in her life.

On a character note, I was glad to see that Perry is finally starting (maybe, a little) to come into her own and accept herself. She has been so very hard on herself in previous books and I waffle between understanding and wanting to shake her a little. And the Shownet cast! I really enjoyed meeting them and the little soap opera they bring to the table. They were a lot of fun. I hope I get to see more of them in the next books (and in Perry’s life).