A review by fireplacebookworm
The September House by Carissa Orlando

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I haven’t read a lot of horror but this is by far the strangest book I’ve ever read. My review is hard to write because the “issues” I had were intentional by the author and not oversights so really how can I critique that? I can’t. So really they are things that made me feel uncomfortable as a reader. In the end, the writing is fabulous, the characterization was on pointe for the author’s intentions, and the imagery was horrifying. The end definitely had me in its grips unable to put it down. This was also a very unique plot that I haven’t heard of or read before.

Thanks to Berkley for this arc!