A review by dckathleen
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Main character comes back to visit her Mom, who lives in grandmother's home, because Mom has started to act strangely. Things feel strange, Mom has hung up grandmother's racist Confederate wedding painting again and suddenly prays and avoids swears, just as the grandmother had. MC is an entomologist and notices that there are no insects in the garden. Also there is a vulture on the mailbox. Things get stranger as she starts to unravel the mystery. This is not par icularly scary, and has many lighthearted moments. It was a really well done, quirky and magical, look at the weird way we can be haunted by our family.