REVIEW: Oak Avenue

Oak Avenue
Author: Brandi Reeds

Ana Clementine's husband buys an old victorian house in his hometown. He's dreamed of living in the house since he was just a boy. He even paid more than asking price for the run-down house. Ana moves in with her young daughter, and starts trying to make the old house a home. Strange things start happening almost immediately....and Ana realizes the old house harbors dark secrets.

Oak Avenue is the final story in the Amazon/Audible Dark Corners Collection....an anthology of seven darkly emotional stories written by bestselling authors. I'm reviewing each story on its own as they are novella length, and many of the authors are new to me.

I really enjoyed this story. Not many of the tales in the collection are actually horror....or even really scary in any way. This story definitely had the haunted, creepy house vibe to it from the start but morphed into a combination of horror and morality tale about the cycle of abuse. Loved it! Very well-written and enjoyable!

I listened to the audio book version of this story. The audio book is just over two hours long. Amy Landon does an amazing job narrating. She does a great job of building suspense and reads at a nice, even pace. All in all, Oak Avenue is one of the most enjoyable stories in the Dark Corners Collection, IMHO.