When you get a third of the way into a book, put it aside to do other things, and then realise you don't really care if you pick it up again, it's never a good sign.
Either I failed to engage with this book or it failed to engage with me.I'm not really drawn to stories about ghosts, spirits, or anything supernatural and this certainly failed to overcome my resistance. Above all I didn't care about any of the characters. I also found it (surprisingly) lacking in atmosphere. This volume went back to the library unfinished and I won't be bothering with any sequel(s).