Reviews

Malice House by Megan Shepherd

tinypeapod's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

thesegildedpages's review against another edition

5.0

Horror is admittedly not one of my go to genres, but wow am I glad I picked this one up. There were twists I did not expect at all and it held my interest late into the night because I couldn’t put it down. 

meganh123's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

kaeliwolf's review

3.0

A detective story meets The Hazel Wood... but for adults. The first half is all build-up and subtleties, but no answers. The second half is all answers, whether you want them or not.

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Domestic abuse

finedanddandy's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

meagsreads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bippityboppityboop's review

3.0

I started off loving it, then really fell off right before the third act. It got quite long and much more fantasy/sci-fi than I expected. It also seemed a bit YA at times?

The novel feels like a muted progenitor of a novel I just read (and loved) called Starling House by Alix E.Harrow. All in all, I did enjoy most of Malice House. It has some great gothic vibes and those with more of a palette for fantasy and sci-fi will get a lot from it.

tracyksmith_reads's review

5.0

One of the best horror stories I've read in a long time. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys horror with a gothic creative edge. I loved everything about this novel.

A more indepth review to come.

vaporization's review

4.0

Damn. Though there was a twist very similar to one in

Spoiler

The Madman's Daughter

. Megan Shepherd loves her monsters. And I love Megan Shepherd.