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She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

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unremi's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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wordsbyzahra's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

This is a book that younger me needed. A book that made a younger, angry, and hurting me, feel seen.

Trang Thanh Tran perfectly captures several things perfectly. In particular I found that the depiction of the relationship between estranged parent and teenage daughter and the experiences of diaspora communities was spot on, and really resonated with my own experiences.

I enjoyed Jade as a character. I liked that she was so very angry (as many of us are that age) and allowed to be angry and that she did not feel and need dampen it. I got a lot of haunting of hill house vibes from this story, and whislt i loved the exploration of the different themes (strained familiar relationships, identity, diaspora experiences, and colonialism) i do wish that they were fleshed out more! I did not realise that the house was a metaphor for colonialism until I read another review. I found also the pacing a bit off in the last 100 pages. Nevertheless, I think it was a solid debut, and certainly a book I would read again. I do think She is a Haunting is a book that needs to be reread again and again. I'm sure there are so many things I missed (and I admit that confused me) during my initial read which would require me to pick it up again.

I will also be keeping an eye out for Trang Thanh Tran's other works.

I would reccomend this to anyone wanting a YA Horror featuring unapologetically angry girls who are discovering their identity, haunted houses and explorations of the impact of colonialism.

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margaretwaltemath09's review

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dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

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elysianbud's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

This made me cry several times. The characters are complicated people which I loved, especially the depths of Jade and her father.

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lue_moon's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Even as someone who doesn't typically read horror (my overactive brain gives me nightmares way to easily with creepy stuff), I ended up really loving this book. Though I can see how this book might not be for everyone. Be forewarned, it is creepy as hell and can sometimes feel a bit chaotic, but it contains a lot of beautiful writing and story that drew me in. I'm always a big fan of houses that become their own character in books and this one becomes as much a part of the book as the main characters. It also speaks to exploration of identity, family rupture and connection, and stories washed over and untold by colonialist revision of history.

Additional content warning for bugs, so many bugs in many creepy ways.

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