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A review by mistysbookspace
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
5.0
I've been interested in reading this book since it was released earlier this year but it's not my go to genre so it was never high on my priority TBR so I am so glad that Destiny and I decided to buddy read it together because I really enjoyed it.
This was my first book by this author and I did go in being a little skeptical because everyone I saw talking about it kept saying it was ok but it wasn't their favorite book by him. Because of this I pretty much went in with little to no expectations and in the end it exceeded my expectations by a lot.
I can tell you now that my review isn't going to be for you if you're wanting to know how scary or creepy this book was because to me it wasn't either. I totally get why people would be creeped out by puppets and dolls but I've said this before on my blog things that are supposed to be scary or creepy just aren't for me. That goes for movies to. I find them to be more predictable and funny. While I would say this follows that predictable vein it was still a fun wild ride.
The book starts out with Louise getting a phone call from her estranged brother Mark. He's giving her the news that both her parents have died. Right from the moment that Mark is introduced I hated his character so much. Louise slowly started to get on my nerves after a while but luckily they both have a good bit of character growth throughout the book.
Louise and Mark both get bad vibes from the house but both of them won't admit it to the other one because of their animosity toward each other. Louise being so adamant about how there's nothing going on with the house is what started to get on my nerves after a while. They both just wanted to get in and get rid of everything as quick as possible but for Mark a lot of the stuff holds sentimental value for him and the house itself has other plans.
I did get a little teary eyed at one point in this book which I wasn't expecting at all since this is a horror book. Overall I really enjoyed this one and I can't wait to pick up something else by this author.
This was my first book by this author and I did go in being a little skeptical because everyone I saw talking about it kept saying it was ok but it wasn't their favorite book by him. Because of this I pretty much went in with little to no expectations and in the end it exceeded my expectations by a lot.
I can tell you now that my review isn't going to be for you if you're wanting to know how scary or creepy this book was because to me it wasn't either. I totally get why people would be creeped out by puppets and dolls but I've said this before on my blog things that are supposed to be scary or creepy just aren't for me. That goes for movies to. I find them to be more predictable and funny. While I would say this follows that predictable vein it was still a fun wild ride.
The book starts out with Louise getting a phone call from her estranged brother Mark. He's giving her the news that both her parents have died. Right from the moment that Mark is introduced I hated his character so much. Louise slowly started to get on my nerves after a while but luckily they both have a good bit of character growth throughout the book.
Louise and Mark both get bad vibes from the house but both of them won't admit it to the other one because of their animosity toward each other. Louise being so adamant about how there's nothing going on with the house is what started to get on my nerves after a while. They both just wanted to get in and get rid of everything as quick as possible but for Mark a lot of the stuff holds sentimental value for him and the house itself has other plans.
I did get a little teary eyed at one point in this book which I wasn't expecting at all since this is a horror book. Overall I really enjoyed this one and I can't wait to pick up something else by this author.