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ilaxaria's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol
amris's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
bertrandlm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide and Dementia
kfquarium's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
seetaylorwrite's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
“Every house has a story to tell. Baneberry Hall is no different. Its story—the real one—might still be there. Why we left. Why my father felt compelled to lie about it. What I actually experienced there. All of it might be hiding within its walls, waiting for me to find it.”
It’s very rare that I read a horror book that genuinely spooks me. However, Riley Sager has managed to do just that with this book. And that twist at the ending. Phew. I truly didn't see that coming.
The entire book is spent with Maggie Holt trying to differentiate between the facts in the book her father wrote, The House of Horrors, and what truly happened to her family during the 20 days they lived at Baneberry Hall, named for the lethal baneberries that surround the estate. When strange things that Maggie cannot explain, even though she doesn’t believe in the supernatural or the events of her father’s tell-all, she starts to question what truly happened on the night of July 15th, 25 years ago.
What happens next is shocking and the perfect set up for this horror novel. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book!
Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
julianh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
Minor: Dementia
midnightgremlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder
violetsonata93's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Death, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
kaylasbookgram's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
This book was amazing! Kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time & had a surprise ending I should’ve seen coming but definitely didn’t. And I’m always here for a surprise ending! This is a haunted house type book which made me nervous because I don’t believe in ghost and the last “ghost” story I read I wasn’t a fan of but Sager definitely wrote this one magnificently and had me shaking in my seat! I highly recommend this one if you haven’t read it yet.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
shereadsmysteries's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Dementia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol