PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewFrom the moment William moves into a haunted brownstone, there is no ambiguity as to whether supernatural phenomena are occurring or if there is some sort of afterlife. Yet one would be hard pressed to describe the somber tone and strange goings-on in Ghostland as optimistic. This pensive, surreal novel employs a decidedly ontological approach to the ghost story ... June and William’s awkward interplay will be painfully familiar to anyone who has ever been in a relationship. The couple’s playfulness, selfishness and codependency are authentic and claustrophobic. Mahoney’s twists and reveals, keen bits of insight and irreal imagery — with the grotesque often being presented as beautiful — prevent this odd couple from becoming cloying ... Though there are moments of existential unease, Mahoney is not interested in the ghostly bumps and chills of a creaky old house. With its openly bleeding heart and philosopher’s spirit, the odd and undeniably affecting Ghostlove explores ways in which we haunt ourselves.