Cursed Cruise (Horror Hotel, #2) by Faith McClaren, Victoria Fulton
Published by Underlined on March 19, 2024
ISBN: 0593649389
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Supernatural
Format: Fiction
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The Ghost Gang is back in this sequel to Horror Hotel. This time, the amateur paranormal hunting content creators are on a cruise ship, and Chrissy, their medium, can tell something is dreadfully wrong before the ship has even left the dock.

Despite a lot happening aboard the Queen Anne (like a haunting, a possession, a mummy’s curse, a bunch of sad ghosts, ghosts that probably shouldn’t be there like the Captain of the Titanic and a despicable rival film crew), the book is very slow paced. It is told in five character points of view, one of which is the ship, but all the voices (other than the ship) sound the same, so it doesn’t provide much insight into each character. There is plenty of gore, and the cover is a nice nod to 2002’s Ghost Ship, but overall the book starts out scattered and never quite pulls it together. Fans of Horror Hotel might be interested in a sequel but not a necessary addition to a collection.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski, Patten Free Library, Bath