I think Fountain Dead would make an excellent some or autumn read. If you read this one in the house, you might start hearing or seeing things. Overall, I really enjoyed my reading experience. The parents are to busy with the move to see what’s really going on. But she does it in a way that makes you want to keep turning the page, sending you deeper into the house’s history. Braun does a great job with the reveals, and you start to see the connections. The past and present collide in this YA horror tale. And that old victorian house holds sinister secrets. Theresa Braun had me seeing shadows on my walls. There might be something to those rumors. Some say the old Victorian house is haunted, that ghosts roam the halls. You don’t want anything bad to happen to Mark or his parents. It’s everything you want in a coming-of-age story. Theresa Braun really captures that teen angst and humor. Who wants to live in the country where there are no comic book and game stores? Mark’s dialogue is great, giving him that realistic feel. He’s your typical kid who didn’t want to move from the city. I also dug the way Theresa Braun set the book up with the fountain as the focal point. From the card game on the steamboat, you know right away something bad is going to happen. She’s a great three-dimensional character with tons of depth. I love how Theresa Braun takes us to the 1800s to explore Emma’s life. Put those two elements together and you have a deadly combination that is sure to delight any horror fan. I love coming-of-age stories and I love history. And you have two timelines that propel the story along at a brisk pace.

You have your excellent coming of age elements. Theresa Braun keeps the story smooth and tight throughout. But it has to be written in such a way as to keep the plot taut. Here’s the thing, I love it when authors split the narrative between past and present. I dig the way she approached and delivered this novel. I love historical horror, and Braun delivers on all fronts. Theresa Braun delivers the chills and thrills with Fountain Dead.

To me, it’s the best story she’s written thus far. She never disappoints, always delivering a good time. I have read quite a few stories by Theresa Braun.

Fountain Dead by Theresa Braun