I'll Be Waiting

by Kelley Armstrong

Book Overview

From New York Times Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a spellbinding new tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted-house, seances, lost loved ones, and a sinister spirit out for blood...

Nicola Laughton never expected to see adulthood, being diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis as a child. Then medical advances let her live into her thirties and she met Anton, who taught her to dream of a future... together. Months...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125028421X
• ISBN13: 9781250284211
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

3 stars

I’LL BE WAITING by Kelley Armstrong Nicola Laughton was never supposed to live long enough to reach middle age due to her cystic fibrosis, but here she is newly married and looking forward to spending the rest of her life with the love of her life, Anton. That is, until he dies in a terrible car accident. While this started out strong and had its creepy and entertaining moments, the plot was too drawn out which really impacted the pacing and my interest. Nicola’s inner monologue/thoughts became so tedious, repetitive and annoying. Overall, I appreciate the chronic illness representation and enjoyed the plot as a whole. It just didn’t quite meet the spooky/scary vibe I was hoping for. Rating: 3/5 ⭐️

Nicely creepy ghosty

This was a very fast read and nicely creepy with the goings on of Nic’s last try of a séance to contact her husband Anton after his last words (alluding to something that needs to be uncovered) before dying in the car accident which brought back a dark event in both their lives. Fast forward to the last try (after all the fake seances) in what used to be Anton's family's house. Personally, I think I would have been out of there, the moment the midges arrived. Accidents. a missing person, and someone trying to bring up the dark past that Nic had avoided for years, even to the changing of her name and moving away. The beginning was nicely creepy and it built up well, with the voices, "accidents", and slow unraveling of what happened all those years ago. The ending went a little wonky weird though, I guess a bit too jarring from the slow spooky build up straight to bodies, chopping, and one very nasty stabbing with garden shears. I did like the little bits with Nic and Anton though, they really did love each other in a sweet way, despite what happened in high school. So, to sum it up, lots of history and shared pasts revealed and someone with a plan to make sure Nic ends up joining her husband sooner rather than later. Also gross bugs. Good story and nice for the Halloween season.