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A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

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purplepenning's review

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laelolou's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

I'd read Nettle and Bone earlier this year and loved it, so I wanted to read more by the author and this didn't disappoint. T. Kingfisher is so good with the imagery like you really feel uncomfortable reading it.

especially the part with the ladybugs all over the house and the underground children

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funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really funny in ways I didn’t expect! Sam was a great protagonist. Her logical scientist brain struggled so hard to process the bizarre reality of a haunted house. I think the insanity of it all was what made this story more cohesive. If the protag had been more credulous, the nature of the happenings of this book would’ve blistered and fallen apart. But because she was going step-by-step researching and attaching meaning to illogical things, when really wild stuff happened, it was fun rather than silly.

Don’t get me wrong, there was a sense of creepy and horror to it all. Definitely got tense. But Sam’s narration was a joy. It made the whole book so much funner than it needed to be. I especially loved the running bit about her phone trying to get service.

Bonus points for the strong, fiery, fat protagonist who had no qualms about her body. And ruthlessly mocked those who did have a problem.

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hexedmaiden's review

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funny fast-paced

3.75

I really appreciate the fat representation and that our main character, Sam, is in no way described in a way that sounds disgusting. I definitely connected with her as someone who not only is fat but grew up chubby.

I also enjoyed seeing a character with an interesting job as an archeologists entomologist! The entire cast of characters were so interesting.

I also found the ties to Thelema and Alister Crowley so fun!! I feel like we don’t see them used that often in horror books.

I enjoyed the Southern Gothic vibes this had too. I definitely would rec this to anyone who was looking for something like that with some magic tossed in.

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