The Abandoned (The Graveyard Queen, #4)

by Amanda Stevens

There are rules for dealing with ghosts.

Too bad Ree Hutchins doesn't know them. When her favorite patient at a private mental hospital passes away, psychology student Ree Hutchins mourns the elderly woman's death. But more unsettling is her growing suspicion that something unnatural is shadowing her. Amateur ghost hunter Hayden Priest believes Ree is being haunted.

Even Amelia Gray, known in Charleston as The Graveyard Queen, senses a gathering darkness. Driven by a force she doesn't understand, Ree is compelled to uncover an old secret and put abandoned souls to rest—before she is locked away forever….

• ISBN13: 9781408997246
• Publish Date: 3 August 2012 (first published 1 January 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Mira Books
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

3.5 great novella

[Amanda]

I originally downloaded this book at the request of Kelly. And by request, of course, I mean that she gave me a link and said, "This is free, download it and read it." And because I always do what Kelly tells me to, that's exactly what I did.

As I'm not familiar with the Graveyard Queen series (nor Amanda Stevens), I can't speak to how well this sets up the series, especially since the MC briefly makes an appearance in The Abandoned. However, I think it was an interesting look into the Graveyard Queen world, and I would definitely pick up the first book in the series.

I downloaded The Abandoned as a free Kindle download on 2/24/12 for the Why Buy the Cow? challenge.

[chymerra]

I liked this book. It was spooky, without being over the top scary, and the romance was well written. I just wish that the author had gotten more into the background of the mental hospital and the order (can't remember what it is called right off the bat).
The villain was very obvious from the scene when Ree eavesdropped on a conversation. Its just the ending that really surprised me.
I gave this book at 4 star review on Shelfari. While it was spooky, I do wish that the author had left the identity of the villain secret. I also wish that she had gotten into the background of Miss Viola and her mother a little more.
Will I refer this book to friends. Absolutely.