Reviews - House of Beth | The StoryGraph

163 reviews for:

House of Beth

Kerry Cullen

3.65 AVERAGE

kalliegrace's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense fast-paced

4.5 stars, I really enjoyed this, especially as the ghost became more permanent in the story. The characters aren't stereotypes, and the relationships are complicated and interesting.

kdkurtz47's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tessalynnreads's review against another edition

5.0

This was an incredible debut novel!! I am so so happy I had a chance to read this early thanks to Simon Books and Kerry Cullen!

House of Beth is weird and atmospheric and messy, and I adored every second of it. It was a struggle to pull away from the page at work this week.

Every character in this book is a mess, except maybe the kids, and I was thoroughly entertained, albeit a little freaked out. I especially loved the unlikely pairing between some of the characters, who outside of their specific situation seemed like they may not fit well together.

I won't say too much else, you'll just have to read it for yourself :)

booksandsalt's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thekissballad's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

The majority of what I loved and would want to talk about are what I consider to be spoilers, so this is, unfortunately, going to be a very generic review. I loved the twists and turns. I loved the queer and harm OCD representation. The latter isn't something I see often, but can be very triggering, so keep that in mind.

I also like that it's a blend of genres, however, that can also be a downfall. I did go into reading this thinking the vibes and overall feel of this book would be one thing, but it was completely different.

I did have a few issues with the pacing and felt some of the characters weren't as fleshed out as I would have liked.

Thank you NetGalley and publishers for allowing me to read this eARC.

readingonfordearlife's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

me_alley's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It is difficult for me to write this review spoiler free. How can I convince you to read or not read this unless I tell you the genre? I think the genre itself is a spoiler, oddly enough.

Here goes the old college try; this book is about a woman who doesn’t know her place. This book is about Cassie, who has OCD and her brain is a lonely, terrifying place. She gives up on love and connection and pushes everyone away then wonders why she is so lonely. She acts impulsively and completely out of interest. She doesn’t know how to love and gets herself in strange scenarios.

This book was well written but the gimmick didn’t ring true to me. It’s a short book and the ending/resolution felt rushed. I felt like I didn’t know Eli at all. Maybe- just maybe- since I was reading from Cassie’s POV it makes sense that I don’t know Eli.

Lavender kind of got a raw deal. Maybe this is symbolic about OCD and mental illness- I don’t know— this book is definitely missing something for me.