#ectomist

[pocsinspeculativefiction]

Impressions: The Taking of Jake Livingston

Title: The Taking of Jake Livingston Series: N/A; Standalone Author: Ryan Douglass Author Website: https://ryandouglasswriter.com/ Trigger Warnings: Suicide, homophobia, sexual assault, active shootings, murder, physical abuse, bullying Year Released: 2021 Demographic: Young Adult Genres/Subgenres: Horror, Thriller, Paranormal, Ghosts, LGBTQ+

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Synopsis:

From Goodreads

"Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not a guarantee.

Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Clair Prep. Both are a living nightmare he wishes he could wake up from. But things at St. Clair start looking up with the arrival of another Black student—the handsome Allister—and for the first time, romance is on the horizon for Jake.

Unfortunately, life as a medium is getting worse. Though most ghosts are harmless and Jake is always happy to help them move on to the next place, Sawyer Doon wants much more from Jake. In life, Sawyer was a troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school before taking his own life. Now he's a powerful, vengeful ghost and he has plans for Jake. Suddenly, everything Jake knows about dead world goes out the window as Sawyer begins to haunt him. High school soon becomes a different kind of survival game—one Jake is not sure he can win."

Themes

Effects of bullying

Homophobia

Racism through microaggressions

Gun violence

Poorly treated mental illness

Parental abuse and neglect

Best Features

A pretty well-paced plot

A fleshed-out protagonist with gradual and believable character development

A menacing and cold-hearted but sympathetic/pitiable villain

A charming and believable MLM romance

Jake's grim, cynical narrative voice vividly details the world of racism, violence, and senseless tragedy he observes

Sawyer's depressing and hopeless narrative voice engenders sympathy but also builds tension and dread for the heinous actions he is destined to take

A fleshed-out power system for Jake as a medium and Sawyer as a vengeful spirit

Worst Features

The supporting cast plays a minimal role in the story

The subplots are few and mostly unimportant

The romantic subplot could have used more scenes. I found their relationship very charming and wished they had interacted more.

Manipulation of ectomist is the source of a lot of medium abilities. The substance might do more than you’re willing to believe that it can.

Favorite Spoiler-free Quotes:

“How many more of our friends do we have to lose before we say ‘enough is enough’? There are demons out there who just want the world to burn. And we have to come together to make sure they can’t get the weapons to harm us.”

“When our hands touch, green light blossoms between our thumbs, curls around our fingers, and spirals up our arms. Like a breath of ivy creating one aura between us. Pink flowers sprout to dress the vine and . . . I can honestly say, in all my years as a medium, I have never seen a garden grow between me and another person.”

“It’s amazing how many people don’t want to look racist and how few care about not actually being it.”

Overall Rating - 3.5 out of 5

[myhauntedsalem]

Ecto Mist

EctoMist is essentially now understood to be a swirling mist or fog that is closely associated with the appearance or sighting of spirits, ghosts, or paranormal beings. With modern cameras and technology, there are thousands of images of the Ectomist. Although there are certainly images that are fraudulent or can easily be explained with environmental or scientific reasoning, many of these images are hard to refute.

Now, the term ecto mist is used commonly to describe the swirling mist or vaporous clouds that are often photographed during paranormal investigations or ghost hunts.

It’s more often reported now that cell phone cameras, video cameras, and digital cameras are all staples for ghost hunting.

Usually when photographed, ecto mist usually appears in a bit of a swirl, like the photograph to the right. Some people will say that the mist usually appears 7 or 8 feet off the ground and can move or change form very quickly.

Ecto-mist does not seem to be geographically specific, photographs have been taken in nearly every country and by people of all walks of life. The mist is usually white, gray, or black, but like the picture here can have bits of other colors as well.

Difference Between Ectomist and Ectoplasm

These days the terms are used interchangeably for essentially the same thing. However there is a subtle difference. Ectomist is almost always used only for describing the white or gray mist that is photographed and associated with spirits. Ectoplasm is the more commonly and broadly used term for the photographed or witnessed physical evidence of spirits or paranormal beings.

[eventhappenings]

Investigation: Paranormal. Do you need photos,videos or blessing? Overnight/Weekend hunts & other assistance. Have packages by the week,month & year. Please contact me about,requirements & customized rates or payment plans. Call/text: 608-797-6570 E-mail: ttss1114@yahoo.com Website: https://facebook.com/ServicesByTJSPhotography #paranormal #ghostbusters #afterlife #hauntedhouse #poltergeist #haunting #investigation #theotherside #houseblessing #spirits #healing #paranormalactivity #apparitions #supernatural #document #business #hauntedlocations #orbs #mystery #outerlimits #paranormalsightings #ectomist #lostlovedones #shadows #messengers #spiritualforces #history #unexplained #abandonedplaces #funnelghosts https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxtw8VShqVC/?igshid=d4g4533ubnpx

[myhauntedsalem]

Ecto Mist

EctoMist is essentially now understood to be a swirling mist or fog that is closely associated with the appearance or sighting of spirits, ghosts, or paranormal beings. With modern cameras and technology, there are thousands of images of the Ectomist. Although there are certainly images that are fraudulent or can easily be explained with environmental or scientific reasoning, many of these images are hard to refute.

Now, the term ecto mist is used commonly to describe the swirling mist or vaporous clouds that are often photographed during paranormal investigations or ghost hunts.

It’s more often reported now that cell phone cameras, video cameras, and digital cameras are all staples for ghost hunting.

Usually when photographed, ecto mist usually appears in a bit of a swirl, like the photograph to the right. Some people will say that the mist usually appears 7 or 8 feet off the ground and can move or change form very quickly.

Ecto-mist does not seem to be geographically specific, photographs have been taken in nearly every country and by people of all walks of life. The mist is usually white, gray, or black, but like the picture here can have bits of other colors as well.

Difference Between Ectomist and Ectoplasm

These days the terms are used interchangeably for essentially the same thing. However there is a subtle difference. Ectomist is almost always used only for describing the white or gray mist that is photographed and associated with spirits. Ectoplasm is the more commonly and broadly used term for the photographed or witnessed physical evidence of spirits or paranormal beings.

[myhauntedsalem]

Ecto Mist

EctoMist is essentially now understood to be a swirling mist or fog that is closely associated with the appearance or sighting of spirits, ghosts, or paranormal beings. With modern cameras and technology, there are thousands of images of the Ectomist. Although there are certainly images that are fraudulent or can easily be explained with environmental or scientific reasoning, many of these images are hard to refute.

Now, the term ecto mist is used commonly to describe the swirling mist or vaporous clouds that are often photographed during paranormal investigations or ghost hunts.

It’s more often reported now that cell phone cameras, video cameras, and digital cameras are all staples for ghost hunting.

Usually when photographed, ecto mist usually appears in a bit of a swirl, like the photograph to the right. Some people will say that the mist usually appears 7 or 8 feet off the ground and can move or change form very quickly.

Ecto-mist does not seem to be geographically specific, photographs have been taken in nearly every country and by people of all walks of life. The mist is usually white, gray, or black, but like the picture here can have bits of other colors as well.

Difference Between Ectomist and Ectoplasm

These days the terms are used interchangeably for essentially the same thing. However there is a subtle difference. Ectomist is almost always used only for describing the white or gray mist that is photographed and associated with spirits. Ectoplasm is the more commonly and broadly used term for the photographed or witnessed physical evidence of spirits or paranormal beings.

[eventhappenings]

Investigation: Paranormal.

Do you need photos,videos or blessing?

Overnight/Weekend hunts & other assistance.

Have packages by the week,month & year.

Please contact me about,requirements & customized rates or payment plans.

Call/text: 608-797-6570

E-mail: ttss1114@yahoo.com

Website: https://facebook.com/ServicesByTJSPhotography

#paranormal #ghostbusters #afterlife #hauntedhouse #poltergeist #haunting #investigation #theotherside #houseblessing #spirits #healing #paranormalactivity #apparitions #supernatural #document #business #hauntedlocations #orbs #mystery #outerlimits #paranormalsightings #ectomist #lostlovedones #shadows #messengers #spiritualforces #history #unexplained #abandonedplaces #funnelghosts