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A review by mybooksarenovel
House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig
4.0
The Sequel to House of Salt and Sorrows.
Verity, the youngest Thaumas sister has grown to adulthood. Most of her sisters have left island home of Highmore to live their lives in other places. Verity wants explore more of the world and visit her sisters, but feels stifled by older sister Camille who won't let her leave. Then Verity finds out why: She's still seeing ghosts, and some of the people she talks to aren't really there. Verity knows she will never leave Highmore if she doesn't take matters into her own hands, and so she flees her home in the middle of the night.
This was a top-tier thriller in my opinion. I haven't read a horror novel I've enjoyed this much in a long time, and this was pretty close to perfect. Gothic setting, ghosts, mad science, uncomfortable descriptions, questionable love interests...so good.
Poor Verity, that girl cannot catch a break.
I'm not a fan of the sexual depictions, and lusty encounters, which is why I'll take off half a star.
Thank you to @randomhouse and @netgalley for an advanced copy to review.
Verity, the youngest Thaumas sister has grown to adulthood. Most of her sisters have left island home of Highmore to live their lives in other places. Verity wants explore more of the world and visit her sisters, but feels stifled by older sister Camille who won't let her leave. Then Verity finds out why: She's still seeing ghosts, and some of the people she talks to aren't really there. Verity knows she will never leave Highmore if she doesn't take matters into her own hands, and so she flees her home in the middle of the night.
This was a top-tier thriller in my opinion. I haven't read a horror novel I've enjoyed this much in a long time, and this was pretty close to perfect. Gothic setting, ghosts, mad science, uncomfortable descriptions, questionable love interests...so good.
Poor Verity, that girl cannot catch a break.
I'm not a fan of the sexual depictions, and lusty encounters, which is why I'll take off half a star.
Thank you to @randomhouse and @netgalley for an advanced copy to review.