Brimstone (Tamara Thorne)

Now, for our other main characters

Holly Tremayne (11 years old) is a brave and naturally inquisitive child with a love of books, particularly spooky stories. Throughout the story, she proves to be more responsible than her own mother, with their mother-daughter roles being reversed. No matter what problems Holly faced, she stood strong and dealt with them in her own way.

Cherry (Holly’s mother) was not a character I warmed to at all. She is an irresponsible mother with a love of alcohol and constant flings. She has a spiteful personality and treated her daughter as an errand girl. I found it hard to sympathize with her because she seemed to lack any empathy or other redeeming qualities.

Delilah Devine (Holly’s grandmother) is a well put together though at times strict woman. A former actress, she first appears quite cold and distant, bitter due to growing older and no longer being cast in glamorous roles. As times passes and she begins to spend more time with Holly, she begins to open up more, dealing with her past demons and becoming more loving and carefree in general.

The Brimstone Hotel is a character in its own right, a former hospital frequented by dark spirits, including that of Holly’s great-great-grandfather, once nicknamed The Brimstone Beast. We learn a lot of dark secrets about Holly’s great ancestor, some which are beyond shocking.