BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural

Unsolved Supernatural is a conflicted read for me. Once I could get past all the incessant chatter, it was easier to read. For such a short book...it was hard to want to even finish. Let me explain why...

First, let me say, I have no idea who these guys are or what show they host/create. I wanted this one simply for the ghost stories. This is almost like a tour guide for all things haunted and I loved this. The way it's broken down into sections (haunted houses, asylums, hotels, etc.) is perfect. The pictures and illustratios are great too. These are the only things I loved about this book.

With each summarized ghost story, you get commentary from Ryan and Shane interrupting said story. You get a sentence or two to start the story off, and then their two cents (which was sometimes funny), and then back to the story. This goes on for the entirety of the book and feels like reading a podcast.

For me, this was extremely disruptive and stinted the flow. It would have been better to have their chatter moved to the end of each story instead of the format this was written in. I am positive others will love this style of writing, especially fans of Ryan and Shane. It just does not work for me and actually led me to almost DNF this one.

I managed to push through, just completely skipping over their dialogue, and really enjoyed all the different haunted places they discuss. Some I was familiar with, and some were new to me and they ALL definitely brought the icy chills and creep factors.

While this wasn't a hit for me, I would recommend for fans of these guys or readers who enjoy books that read podcast style. The stories themselves would make this one Spooktober worthy too.

I appreciate Running Press and Novel Suspects for the review copy. All opinions are my own.