Book Review: Hell Night in Hopewell
- Kay's Secret Library
- Feb 12, 2022
- 2 min read
Hell Night in Hopewell (2021) by Wofford Lee Jones
Fiction | Horror | Thriller
Disclaimer: In every review that I complete, I try my best to avoid spoilers of any kind and include spoiler warnings when necessary.
About the book (from Goodreads)
The seven were just looking for a paranormal experience, but what they found was far worse than anything they could have ever imagined…
The Hopewell Sanatorium has plenty of history for a group of local actors to explore on their night off the stage. Once a nationally recognized tuberculosis hospital and then an asylum for the mentally unstable, Old Hopewell has long been a source of urban legends, and its spooky, abandoned hallways are perfect for the theatre group to get some Halloween thrills.
But what the seven friends don’t know is that they’ve just encroached on someone else’s territory. And he is ready for some Halloween fun of his own...
Note: I read this book with one of the Facebook Book Clubs I am a part of:Turning the Page.
My Review
I'm spending most of February reading Romance novels (in celebration of Valentine's Day), so reading a horror book was a GREAT way to mix it up. Anyone who knows me well knows that I not only love all things spooky, but I'm super into haunted houses, horror films, scary books (including the corny ones), and I collect classic horror.
I am pleased to say that I will be adding all of Wofford Lee Jone's books to my tbr, as I believe this was a perfect fit for the genre.
The Good Things
Just LOOK at that gorgeous, spooky cover. It's creeptastic and sets the book's dark tone before you even start reading!
This book certainly delivered concerning the genre! The horror aspect of the story is fantastic.
The Halloweeny-Haunted-Asylum vibes are on point, as are the dumb young actors who decide to enter the old abandoned asylum in hopes of a scare. I'd be happy to read this around Halloween or on a random dark and snowy night in February. I definitely plan to re-read it in October, though.
The gory parts are super detailed, and I LOVED it.
Billy. That's it, just Billy. He was creepy in all the right ways.
The Bad Things
Readers should be warned that the book is extremely gory, violent, and contains a LOT of cursing. I have no problem with these things (I curse like the sailor I'm married to), but I want people to be aware before reading.
The introductions of the characters seemed a bit rushed and felt more like a super corny horror movie in the beginning. There are a lot of super dialogue-heavy parts during these parts (in the first 20%). However, once you push past that, the book is absolutely fantastic.
My Final Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆/5
Purchase this book from Amazon by clicking here! To view some of Wofford Lee Jone's other books (all on my tbr), click here!
Feel free to leave comments concerning how you liked -or didn't like, no judgment here- it! I would love to hear your thoughts!
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