The Good Old Days: A Haunted House Horror Book

I had to sit with this one for a minute to figure out what I wanted to say about it.

It seems to me like the author wanted to make this a character driven haunting story but spent too much time with the child who ended up being quite secondary to the overall story. Also, we never get an explanation as to why the parents act with the 11 years old like she's 5 (picking her up like a toddler, swinging her in the air to put her to bed...) so I still don't know what's up with that kid? The unravelling of the haunting at the end came across as quite abrupt and a bit odd. All of that brings me to the conclusion that the story would have been better served by being either longer or shorter.

I received a digital review copy of this short story from the author in exchange for an honest review.