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A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

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trzcuit's review

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dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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blacksphinx's review

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funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I got this book because I've seen a lot of people talk about T. Kingfisher's work but hadn't read any myself yet, and this was her latest release. As someone who tried going to school for forensic anthropology and
has a strong interest in ceremonial magick
, it felt like it was written just for me? It is a deeply WEIRD book that didn't go in the direction I originally expected, and I loved it. I wish there was more of it, or that it was longer, perhaps the pacing being a little different? Maybe a touch more explanation to really take it to the 5-star finish line.
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ellarroz's review

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dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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caidyn's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

How fucking creepy. This book really did a good job of making the horror creep up until the last few chapters, all while balancing a genuinely funny main character. I could so relate with Sam and found her delightful.
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saltycoffee's review

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

4.0

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solari's review

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dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A modern southern ghost story, complete with vultures, bugs, roses, and witches. Sassy and sarcastic main character, Very satisfying. 
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nerodyne's review

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dark emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It's been years since I've been able to read an entire book in one day, but this book was absolutely enthralling to me. I picked it up because being from North Carolina and named Sam, after seeing the premise I HAD to read it. But god, I really didn't expect for it to hit so close to home for me. It's one of those horror stories that really makes you confront your own family history. Even if nothing supernatural is in my family history, that doesn't mean the shadows of abuse don't still haunt you even when they are long dead. The slow creeping horror building up to the finale felt like watching an extremely disturbing puzzle come together. I absolutely recommend this book, but this book already feels so deeply personal to me I know I'm probably biased. 
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displacedcactus's review

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This is probably the weakest of T. Kingfisher's horror books, but a weak Kingfisher book is still a really good book.

While things eventually get supernaturally creepy, a lot of the first part of the book centers around the very mundane and relatable fear that comes from your parents getting older while you live far away. Our main character Sam spends a lot of time wondering whether someone is after her mom, or if she's showing early signs of dementia.

The most important thing to me about this book, however, is that Sam is an archeoentomologist (person who studies insects in archeological digs) and spends the book giving random bug facts and Latin names for the insects she sees. This immediately rocketed her near the top of my list of favorite characters ever and I could read an entire book of her complaining about pesticides and trying to identify scale insects from photos.

There's also a one-winged vulture named Hermes and he is a Very Good Boi.
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dogearedbooks's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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beholderess's review

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funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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