{"id":56451,"date":"2020-12-17T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=56451"},"modified":"2021-02-25T04:43:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T09:43:33","slug":"review-came-back-haunted-experiment-in-terror-10-by-karina-halle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=56451","title":{"rendered":"Review: Came Back Haunted (Experiment in Terror, #10) by Karina Halle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A lot can change in three years.<\/p>\n

For Perry and Dex Foray, it\u2019s been a step in the right direction, a step toward living a normal life. They\u2019re happily married, they have their own media company, they\u2019ve done what they can to leave their sordid and scary past behind them.<\/p>\n

But something has changed recently.<\/p>\n

Perry\u2019s biological clock is ticking.<\/p>\n

Her sister, Ada, is going down the same path she once did.<\/p>\n

And the Thin Veil between the living and the dead has weakened, letting an old friend walk back into their lives.<\/p>\n

Only he may not be who he seems, and he might not be alone.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the past won\u2019t let you go.<\/p>\n

And it turns out those three years of peace and happiness for the Forays were just the calm before the storm.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

OMG, yes! I cannot overstate how much I loved being back in this world. EIT is an all-time fave series of mine, and being back with Dex and Perry on a brand new adventure was absolutely amazing! Spooky, funny, dramatic, epically romantic and ridiculously steamy, this book is everything that I love about this series. I read it in a day, unable to put it down, and I freaking loved it!<\/p>\n

This book is not a standalone. Not only should you have read the entire EIT series, but you also need to read Ada\u2019s book, Veiled<\/a>, and the EIT novella, Ghosted<\/a>, which is essentially the prequel for this book (and it\u2019s written in Dex\u2019s POV for the win!). This book picks up immediately where Ghosted<\/i> left off.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been three years since the events of Ashes to Ashes<\/a>. Dex and Perry are still together \u2013 married, mad for each other, and living out their HEA. When we last saw them in Ghosted<\/i>, they had been hired to communicate with a ghost, and entering the spooky-as-all-hell house where the ghost resides revealed more than they were expecting. Well, now they\u2019re heading back to finish the job, except the ghost in question has motives of her own, and she\u2019s not alone in that old haunted house. The house is a portal, and the veil between the dead and the living has weakened. Dex and Perry will be faced with terrors old and new, and the chance to save an old friend. But what will they have to risk in order to do it?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2026I can\u2019t lose you. I won\u2019t. You\u2019re more than my other half, you\u2019re in my blood and in my fucking bones. To lose you is to love my very soul. To lose you is death.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Like all EIT books, this one is terrifyingly spooky. I made the stupid mistake of reading this book late at night when I was home alone, and I admit, I had to get up and turn lights on. Seriously, creepy stuff. But at the same time, it\u2019s awesome, recapturing the magic of those earlier books, and the absolutely fantastic character dynamics that make these books so amazing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe already had sex in a haunted school. Doesn\u2019t that count?\u201d
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\n\u201cIf I remember correctly, you came three fucking times, and that was after you said I was crazy for wanting to have sex with you there. See, nothing bad happened.\u201d
\nI pause and give him a wry look over my shoulder. \u201cWe almost <\/i>died.\u201d
\nHe adjusts his dick in his pants and walks over to me, full of swagger. \u201cKiddo, when don\u2019t we almost die?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And it\u2019s not all horror and fear. There\u2019s a huge focus on Dex and Perry\u2019s relationship as they continue to embrace their wild, soul-crushing love and lust for each other, and they begin to figure out what they want the rest of their lives to look like. The sex is off-the-charts steamy and intense (Perry is a lucky, lucky girl), and the swoon is absolutely beautiful as we see these two so madly and openly in love.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know you believe in soulmates.\u201d
\n\u201cDon\u2019t you?\u201d
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t until I met you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s going to take every bit of strength they have to face the coming threat, and it\u2019s not going to be easy. Not only are some pretty significant shifts in their life together, but the ghosty situation is about to impact every aspect of their lives. They will be tested in ways they never have been before, and there were scenes in this book that ripped my heart out. I teared up, and was feeling it all with them. But the pain is worth it to watch these two amazing characters find their way forward through the chaos, and I loved their journey and how it all ended up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019re both two very weird and fucked up people who are crazy in love with each other. We have a lot of power, a lot of wild energy, and when we\u2019re together, well\u2026I guess that\u2019s where the magic happens.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We get to catch up with Dex and Perry\u2019s friends, and I loved seeing them again, and things are happening with Perry\u2019s sister, Ada. I was so intrigued by her storyline, and I\u2019m freaking excited that she\u2019s getting another book. She\u2019s quite the little badass, and the developments for her in this book have me desperate for more of her story. And there\u2019s another reunion which ups the awesome factor, and I\u2019m so excited to see where that particular storyline goes!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so happy that Karina decided to revisit this world. I am an EIT fan for life, and will read anything with Dex and Perry in it. There\u2019s another book coming in March, and I am here for it!<\/p>\n

Loved this one so much \u2013 5 stars!<\/p>\n

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Experiment in Terror<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Darkhouse (#1)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Red Fox (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon \u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

The Benson (#2.5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon \u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0 Paperback <\/a>(available in the ‘Perception’ EIT novella collection)<\/p>\n

Dead Sky Morning (#3)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Lying Season (#4)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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On Demon Wings (#5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon \u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Old Blood (#5.5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon \u00a0<\/a>| Paperback <\/a>(available in the ‘Perception’ EIT novella collection)<\/p>\n

The Dex Files (#5.7)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon \u00a0<\/a>| Paperback<\/a> (available in the ‘Perception’ EIT novella collection)<\/p>\n

Into the Hollow (#6)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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And With Madness Comes the Light (#6.5)<\/strong>
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Come Alive (#7)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Ashes to Ashes (#8)
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Dust to Dust (#9)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Ghosted (#9.5)<\/strong>
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\nAvailable as part of the All the Love in the World anthology:\u00a0Amazon<\/a>
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Came Back Haunted (#10)
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Meet Karina<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Karina Halle is a former travel writer, music journalist and screenwriter, and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of over 55 bestselling novels, ranging from horror and suspense to contemporary romance. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband, and her adopted pitbull Bruce, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.<\/p>\n

Halle is represented by the Root Literary Agency and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster, Hachette and Montlake. Her work has\u00a0been translated and published in 20 languages.<\/p>\n

Hit her up on Instagram at @authorHalle, on Twitter at @MetalBlonde and on Facebook. You can also visit\u00a0www.authorkarinahalle.com<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for the newsletter for news, excerpts, previews, private book signing sales and\u00a0more.<\/p>\n

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For more great reads, check out our\u00a0Karina Halle Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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