Absolutely Addictive.
You know that feeling after you read something SO freaking awesome, and suddenly you feel cheated for not having discovered the book/author sooner?? That’s how I felt after reading Sins & Needles by Karina Halle! Having KNOWN of this author for MONTHS and months and only NOW discovering the awesome that is her?
SHAME on me!
So I did what any chick in my position would do. I got myself a copy of EVERY single one of her books. Because I’m super stalkery committed like that. Word.
Immediately proceeding Sins & Needles, I started Karina Halle’s highly acclaimed Experiment in Terror series, and let me tell you… I’m rarely ADDICTED to authors… I can only name 3 or 4 that I will read NO MATTER WHAT the book is- and Karina Halle is now one of those authors.
Okay… On to the book review!
Perry Palomino is special. She doesn’t really KNOW it… And as we get glimpses into her past – it is full of despair and loneliness. When she decides to take her iPhone camera up to investigate her Uncle’s spooky lighthouse, she meets Dex Foray and he changes her life.
After seeing the video of the night they were in the lighthouse on Perry’s sister’s fashion blog (Ada was sick and Perry was posting for her) Dex immediately contacted Perry and pitched his Experiment in Terror online web show idea and asked her to be his host.
She eventually agrees and they head back to the lighthouse to see if Old Roddy, the long dead lighthouse keeper, will show up too.
I LOVED Perry! She is spunky, insecure, sarcastic and MADE of awesome. She’s a flawed character… Perry KNOWS she’s not perfect and doesn’t pretend to be anything of the sort. I COMPLETELY related to her, I FELT her.
“I walked over to the mirror and searched my face for blazing signs of craziness.”
We barely scratched the surface of Dex… And I can’t WAIT to delve deeper into his mind in Red Fox (Experiment in Terror #2)!
Ada!!!! Perry’s sister is EPIC! I seriously loved her, and her blog. The way she presents her blog- is EXACTLY how blogging IS. From social networking, to communication- all of it!
The creepy, old woman with clown-like make-up? Um… Super fabulous character! Although she only shows up in a few scenes, she has a crazy huge impact on the story! I hope we see more of her in the coming books!
The one strike against the first book of the Experiment of Terror series? The Nickelback slam 66% through. Just sayin. No harm came to the band during the making of this book… Or so I was told. 
Seriously though, I was FREAKING OUT. I was super spooked as I got deeper and deeper into Darkhouse, it’s the MIDDLE OF THE DAY… and I’m looking around, jumping at every noise… “I KNOW I HEARD SOMETHING!!!”
Even when I was creeped out, I was also LAUGHING out loud! Darkhouse is a fantastic, addictive and absolutely AWESOME start to the Experiment in Terror series!