Terminal by J.L. Bryan Series: Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #4
Published by www.jlbryanbooks.com on May 4th 2015
Genres: Ghosts, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 211
Format: Kindle Edition
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Ellie Jordan and her apprentice Stacey investigate a house in an elaborate planned community that was only half-built before it went bankrupt, leaving an instant ghost town with only a few residents. The entity haunting this house is a banshee that feeds on sadness and misery.
Unfortunately for Ellie, this is no simple haunting, but just one symptom of the cursed land on which the suburban community was built. The old railroad line running through the nearby woods might just be a conduit for lost souls, including dark spirits with ill intentions toward the living. Ellie soon finds herself facing one of the most complex and difficult hauntings she’s seen in her career.
Ellie and Stacy are investigating a house of a young couple with a baby on the way, living in a community that was never fully developed. Ellie suspects that the ghost might be a banshee and is feeding off on the soon to be mother because of her delicate state.
It should have been a simple haunting, but Ellie and Stacy soon find that the situation is a bit more complicated. Near the failed development runs an old railroad through the woods, a ghost train, lost souls and dark spirits that can be harmful to the hand full of people living nearby.
Wow, what a thrilling ride. Bryan has done it again with this new installment that focuses on a much more complicated haunting that takes the duo out of the house and into their surroundings. I love the creepy, atmospheric setting of the woods, the ghost train and the mystery behind what happened when a train robber went wrong.
I thought this was a very nice addition to the series and I liked how the story branched out and that it wasn’t just a regular house haunting. As always Bryan does an amazing job putting together an interesting background story of what happened to the people on the train and I found the entire thing exciting and fascinating. It made me eagerly flip through my kindle pages to see how it all turned out.
As much as I absolutely adored the story and train robbers and how it connected, I was a bit rattled by the ending. It felt a bit strange, too convenient, too random, as if Bryan wasn’t sure where he was going with it and just threw it all together the last minute. I was left with more questions than answers. Out of all the times she had spent trapping ghosts, why did it happen this way now? The whole resolution with the main baddie ghost was just odd and I have a feeling that whatever it was that Ellie saw that night might not get addressed in later books. I hope that Bryan will prove me wrong in that regard.
I don’t remember exactly what happened at the end, now I need to go back and look it up. Glad you are still enjoying this series.
yeaah XD I didn’t want to write it into a review as a spoiler
Hmm I hope it goes the way you want in the next one.
It was still super amazing, the ending just baffled me XD
The ending to this was just crazy, wait until the next book, it gets even crazier but in a good way!
I’d not heard of this book or author before! It sounds perfect for Halloween time though. 😀 I’m glad it was thrilling and did not disappoint!
Wonderful review, Lily. =)
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it is XD why i am loving this series so much
Hm… the ending makes me pause but the series has sounded good. I have the first book on my tbr pile and I really need to get to it. Hopefully you’ll get the answers you seek in the next book and I do think that will make me want to start the series sooner rather than later. 🙂
oh Melissa you should def give it a shot!
Sounds perfectly creepy for the season. The ending sure jarred you, but hopefully it will tie-in with the rest of the series and not leave you hanging. I’ve had a few do that and it’s so unsettling.
It was random, but the series is so good that I can forget that happened
I really like this series. I’m reading the 3rd book n, so I’m glad to see that you liked this one.
oh 3rd book was CREEPY, one of my favorites
oooh, I don’t know about ghost stories! I just realised how hard it’s going to be to avoid them at least until after Halloween!
heh they freak me out, I admit, but these are so worth it
This sounds like a fun series! I didn’t know of it before, but now I added the first one to my TBR 🙂
Sounds like a great book. And I totally understand how you feel about the ending though, it’s like watching a really good Korean novela with “eh” ending.
Awesome review Lily!
it def threw me off, but the book is still very good!
I actually haven’t heard of this series before, Lily. I’m glad you enjoyed it, even if the ending of this one was a bit too convenient.
Great review 🙂
This series is one I have wanted to start, so many of my friends love it. Bummer on the ending, but glad you had fun.
Sorry it seems incomplete but I do hope you’ll enjoy the next books in the series.
I am pretty sure I have the first book in this series, but haven’t read it yet. It does sound like a good series with a bit of mystery and the creepy due to the ghosts. Too bad the ending felt a bit off. Great review!