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How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

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jaedia's review against another edition

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

5.0

Wow, I could not put this book down. How to Sell a Haunted House follows Louise as she returns home following the sudden death of her parents, only to find herself feeling frustrated by her brother Mark who has already taken control of all of the funeral arrangements and she's not happy. The entire book is about grief and family, and just happens to include a haunted house as its backdrop, although this one is not exactly as you would expect. And I will say no more because the way this story unwinds is so good. As I said, could not put it down. All this did was remind me that I need to pick up his other books because this is the second time I have fallen in love with his writing! 
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anniup's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.0

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librariangeorgia's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • 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

4.0

Wow.

I went into this not expecting much from it after not enjoying THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP. However, this book, was so much better - creepy but more interesting.

I was completely enraptured yet completely freaked out. The whole concept was just plain weird. It actually stressed me out and gave me a headache with all the hauntedness and weird puppet ghosts/demons/paranormal. I wasn't really a puppet fan but i definitely don't like them now.

Overall, a solid book but not one i'd be rushing to reread!
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roemsy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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

3.5

We’re back in Charleston with haunted houses, creepy dolls/puppets, family drama, etc. Grady Hendrix knows how to do horror that can’t be denied. I do feel like the first half was a little too heavy on the family drama and wasn’t as action packed and spooky as I wanted it to be, but the last half really came through. Pupkin is the stuff of nightmares and I want nothing to do with him. I rebuke it lol.

I think this is a weird one though, that some people may find extremely creepy and horror-filled and others might be like “really?” In my opinion, it’ll rely heavily on your imagination and what you find scary. If movies like Dead Silence or Chucky are your jam, I have no doubt you will love this book. But since scary dolls are heavily used as the spook-factor I think if those don’t scare you or if the image you conjure of them isn’t scary, then you might just shrug at this one. This also might be why I think it would be more intriguing as a movie where your imagination is less heavily relied on. All in all though, this was a good read and while it’s not my *favorite* of his… I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Grady could write a phone book and I would read it.
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