A review by vanmeers
The Day of the Door by Laurel Hightower

4.5

this was very much a story on family trauma and childhood abuse wrapped up in horror themed wrapping paper with a little ghostly bow tie — it might not be for everyone, especially if you’re expecting full on paranormal horror but i loved it! 

but i think it’s a perfect mix between a potentially haunted house story and the affects of childhood abuse/trauma way into adulthood. the way you’re questioning whether there’s a real evil entity in the house or if it’s just the mum’s own excuses for her what she did to the oldest son is just so 👌👌👌 

this is such a page turned and ‘impossible to put down’ book and i absolutely loved every part of it. including the ending and the insistence that whether there were ghostly entities or not affecting their mum, that ultimately she’s still culpable. 

/// ARC received through booksirens.