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fozlandgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Child death, Murder, and Mental illness
cait_reads_and_drinks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse
amandasbookreview's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you to Goodreads, Atria Books, and Jennifer Fawcett for the opportunity to read this book! It will be released on February 22nd, 2022.
I just know I am going to be seeing Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett on everyone’s October TBR. It releases next month but it will make for the perfect Halloween read! Chloe and her three friends, Lori, Monica, and Abby are a typical group of teenage girls. Near Lori’s farm, there is an old house hidden in the woods. It is called the Octagon House and there are rumors about a horrible murder that happened there before they were born. So naturally, they go to check it out. It is eerie and broken down, but something sticks out…an old metal door that leads to the basement. Flash forward twenty years and the group has gone their different ways. Chloe gets a phone call from Abby’s parents saying that Abby had overdosed and was found in that old basement and the last name she spoke before losing consciousness was Chloe. Now Chloe is forced to face her past and the evil that lurks there.
Keep going. That is the advice I am going to give you. There are moments where the information feels repetitive and then there are the different jumps in points-of-view. Just keep going. It all comes together and quite cohesively. There are several TRIGGER WARNINGS: abuse, child murder, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, drug abuse, suicide.
This is really a great haunted house tale for adults. I found it pretty relatable, especially from the teenager’s perspective. We all dared each other to do stupid things. In this book, there is no way to know the repercussions of those dares. The girls are all different and are struggling to find themselves individually and within their family units. Then there is also the connection I have with the adult characters. The emotions that one goes through when having a miscarriage can range so drastically but there are really no words for the depth of grief and how we internalize it.
The book starts strong and ends strong. There is a bit of a lull in the middle but there are so many details that readers need to pay attention to. It may seem repetitive but the author is dropping more clues during this time and it just feels so complete at the end. Overall, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars!
Keep going. That is the advice I am going to give you. There are moments where the information feels repetitive and then there are the different jumps in points-of-view. Just keep going. It all comes together and quite cohesively. There are several TRIGGER WARNINGS: abuse, child murder, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, drug abuse, suicide.
This is really a great haunted house tale for adults. I found it pretty relatable, especially from the teenager’s perspective. We all dared each other to do stupid things. In this book, there is no way to know the repercussions of those dares. The girls are all different and are struggling to find themselves individually and within their family units. Then there is also the connection I have with the adult characters. The emotions that one goes through when having a miscarriage can range so drastically but there are really no words for the depth of grief and how we internalize it.
The book starts strong and ends strong. There is a bit of a lull in the middle but there are so many details that readers need to pay attention to. It may seem repetitive but the author is dropping more clues during this time and it just feels so complete at the end. Overall, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
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