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dalmavatai's review
1.0
Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Cancer, Child death, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
ohhthehorrors's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Cancer, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
4.0
Rating: 4/5 stars
Beneath The Stairs is a horror/mystery centered on Clare, a young woman who returns home when her childhood best friend attempts suicide in the local haunted house—a place that played an important role in their adolescence and is now threatening the lives and minds of more than one person…including Clare herself.
Let me start by saying this book is GENUINELY creepy. I’m not usually scared by books, but I kept finding myself reading this one late at night and needing to turn the lights on. Overall, I loved the vibe and love when a horror novel can actually live up to its promise of eeriness, so even if that was all this book had to offer (it’s not) I’d be impressed.
In terms of the plot, I found it a little too straightforward in parts and would have liked a bit more mystery/surprise in the ending. But I was pulled in by the characters and found the story (particularly the history of the house and flashbacks to past timelines) gripping for the most part. It also gave me Haunting of Hill House vibes (both the novella and the show) that I REALLY appreciated. In short, a super solid debut you should check out—I’ll be eagerly anticipating whatever Fawcett does next!
Recommended for anyone, but especially those who like: horror literature; ghost stories; Haunting of Hill House.
CW: Suicide/self-harm; mental illness; death of a parent; pregnancy/miscarriage; death of a child; violence; murder; abandonment.
Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Violence
amandasbookreview's review against another edition
4.0
Keep going. That is the advice I am going to give you. There are moments where the information feels repetitive and then there are the different jumps in points-of-view. Just keep going. It all comes together and quite cohesively. There are several TRIGGER WARNINGS: abuse, child murder, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, drug abuse, suicide.
This is really a great haunted house tale for adults. I found it pretty relatable, especially from the teenager’s perspective. We all dared each other to do stupid things. In this book, there is no way to know the repercussions of those dares. The girls are all different and are struggling to find themselves individually and within their family units. Then there is also the connection I have with the adult characters. The emotions that one goes through when having a miscarriage can range so drastically but there are really no words for the depth of grief and how we internalize it.
The book starts strong and ends strong. There is a bit of a lull in the middle but there are so many details that readers need to pay attention to. It may seem repetitive but the author is dropping more clues during this time and it just feels so complete at the end. Overall, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars!
Graphic: Miscarriage and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
kaylasbookgram's review against another edition
4.0
I can say as I hit 60% this was not a book I should’ve read right before bed because I woke up screaming and terrified my husband 🤣
Altogether I enjoyed this book the paranormal aspect was a bit out of my comfort zone because I don’t believe in that type of stuff. I think this is a great horror/thriller book so keep your eye out for its release in February 2022.
Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt