Home is where the haunt is.

Lexi Darling has always been a city girl through and through. New York is loud, crowded, and just chaotic enough to keep her mind off everything she'd rather not think about-especially the eerily realistic nightmares that have plagued her all her life. So when she and her twin brother, Logan, are summoned to the postcard-perfect town of Midas, Iowa, one golden October, to handle an inheritance from the grandmother they never knew, Lexi figures it'll be a quick detour: sign a few papers, snap a fall foliage selfie, and catch the next flight home.

But Midas has other plans.

The town has been waiting for the Darling twins, and it's not about to let them leave. Their arrival stirs up a centuries-old curse, one that promises something dark and hungry will rise again by Halloween night. And the key to stopping it might just lie in their family's mysterious past. Now, trapped in Midas with the shadows closing in, Lexi has to team up with a group of stubborn locals to save the town…including Jack, the grumpy-but-unfairly attractive diner owner who drives her crazy in all the wrong ways.

As the nights grow longer and an uncanny evil creeps closer, Lexi must uncover the truth behind the curse before Midas-and everyone in it-is consumed. Because in Midas, some secrets refuse to stay buried-and some nightmares never end.

Some Kind of Haunted by Hazel Beck is a horror romance that will enthrall you and haunt you all at the same time. I will admit, I didn't like Lexi when she was first introduced but I grew to love her, especially as we get to see her vulnerabilities and her bonding with the residents of Midas. Her passionate relationship with Jack is engaging and the creepy build to the ultimate resolution of the story will keep you glued to your seat.

After I fell in love with Lexi and Jack, I also loved the secondary characters and like how they are incorporated into the mystery that is Midas and how to stop the horrific fate waiting for the town if the group doesn't find an answer. I also like the belonging and found family that Lexi experiences even when the plot darkens and difficulties surround Lexi.

If you like a haunting horror romance with a grumpy sunshine relationship and enemies to lovers, Some Kind of Haunted by Hazel Beck is perfect. The romance is enthralling and heated, the plot is complex and interesting and the ending is riveting. I loved the story and like the set-up for more with the secondary characters.

Rating: 5 out of 5 lights ~~ Andrea Rittschof