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Coram House: A Novel
by Bailey Seybolt
Coram House is an amazing debut!
The premise of this book had me hooked before I even opened it. Our main character, Alex, has been hired as a ghostwriter to write a book on Coram House, an orphanage with a dark history of abuse. She arrives in Vermont in the midst of its freezing cold winter and is quickly entangled in the secrets of Coram House and isn’t sure who’s telling the whole truth.
The premise of this book had me hooked before I even opened it. Our main character, Alex, has been hired as a ghostwriter to write a book on Coram House, an orphanage with a dark history of abuse. She arrives in Vermont in the midst of its freezing cold winter and is quickly entangled in the secrets of Coram House and isn’t sure who’s telling the whole truth.
This was a slower paced book, but it fit the story perfectly. There were moments where I was confused about the timeline - it felt like the entirety of the book took place over a couple days and a month, simultaneously. But that’s really the only “negative” I have about the book!
Coram House is divided into parts and before each part, we get transcripts of interviews with the former children who lived at the house. I absolutely love when books include different elements like this and I was constantly looking forward to the next transcription.
As for the big twist, I didn’t see it coming and really enjoyed how it played out! I’m rarely good at guessing twists and this one definitely caught me off guard. This was a really enjoyable read and I flew through it in just a couple of days.
Definitely recommend!
Thank you to Atria Books and Bailey Seybolt for a DRC in exchange for my honest review!