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aparker89's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book. This book is going to stay with me. A haunted house in an honorable homage to Haunting of Hill House, this story delves deep into our greatest innate fears while leaving most of the ghosts in shadows. A true ghost story that leaves you wanting for nothing. The last 100 pages (of a relatively short book) are a race to find out if our admirable narrator will prevent the horrors of the future from happening! The ending will tear out your heart out! Goddamm!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, and Bullying
readwithbells's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Possibly the best haunted house story I’ve ever read. The atmosphere was ominous but not too oppressive, the haunting tropes were twisted upside down, and the combination of supernatural horror and humanity horror was unparalleled. I loved how we assumed it was going to turn out ok, and then when you realize what exactly is going on, the horror gets even deeper. The final image Kaplan leaves us with is truly something I will never get out of my brain. Flipping fantastic. Perfectly horrible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
Moderate: Slavery and Domestic abuse
Minor: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship
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