Week 44 Review: The Voice Upstairs

From Goodreads:

In 1920s England, a working-class girl who can see spirits works with a lord's son to solve mysterious deaths at the local manor home in this eerie historical mystery perfect for fans of The Haunting of Bly Manor and Downton Abbey.

Wilhelmina Price has a dubious reputation in the village of Thrush's Green. Ever since her mother's untimely death, she has been able to see a person's spirit leaving their body days or hours before they die. Wil has never been able to prevent these deaths, so her unusual skill has made her an outsider to most except her lifelong friend, Edison, the youngest son of Lord Summerfield. But when a maid at the Summerfield's estate dies in the same mysterious way as Wil's own mother, Wil takes on a housemaid's position to investigate whether these women might, in fact, have been murdered.

There is nothing Ed Summerfield values more than his friendship with Wil, which is why he's desperate to disguise how hopelessly in love with her he's become—and his belief that he may be haunted by the ghost of his older brother, Peter. Because if Wil, with her supernatural powers, can't see the same evidence of hauntings that Ed does, he worries he may actually be losing his mind.

Together, Wil and Ed must dig deeper into the Summerfields' hoard of secrets, though the truth won't give itself up without a fight that could prove deadly to the both of them, as they face cunning adversaries among the living and the dead.

My Review:
This was such a fantastic read! I've read a few of her books, and I was excited to read this one, it sounded creepy and awesome! And oh, I had a great time reading it! I really enjoyed Wil's story, as she and Ed investigated what was going on! 

The idea of being able to see that people are going to die, right before they do so, sounds pretty awful. That her mom died under suspicious conditions, well, that's hard. And while not great, having someone else die that way, gives an avenue to investigate what was going on.

Wil and Ed were just so cute! I loved that they were friends first, and had that foundation. Given that he's the lord's son, even the youngest and with little chance of inheriting, that's a bit of a power imbalance, so that they were friends first was really good. 

The vibes were immaculate in this book, with a spooky atmosphere, with ghosts and possible madness. It definitely added to the tension as they investigated, and learned more, and I couldn't get enough! From beginning to end, I enjoyed this book! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by Laura E. Weymouth! 

Author: Laura E. Weymouth 
Read: October 30th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her books, and it's a Historical Fiction 2023 Book and a SAC 2023 Book! 
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: October 3rd 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars