A review by lattelibrarian
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What a fun read! Clio inherits her mother's house and decides to flip it, haunted house stories be damned. After all, her mother was a little kooky...and definitely drank too much. Besides, it'd show her older sisters that yes, she contributes, and yes, she's reliable. But the more time she spends in the house and reading her mother's self-published haunted house family history, the more she comes to realize that she's not alone. There's something taunting her. 

Of course, we have family drama, a cute boy next door, and strange happenings all as she tries to manage her online influencer persona. I both loved and hated her family, in all the ways that make you love and hate your own. They all have their secrets, all trying to hold everything together--especially when Clio looks like she's going down a paranoid path...

This was just so good and entertaining, and I loved how meta it was with a book within a book. Definitely a fun read, especially as we creep up onto October!