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A review by meghan_readsbooks
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
5.0
What was this amazingly disturbing book? Thank you (I think, haha) to MacMillan Audiobook, and NetGalley, for a review copy of Just Like Home (7.19.22 publication date).
I was truly creeped out by this story of a young woman returning home to face monsters from her past, a serial killer father, a sick mother, and her own complicated relationship with the past and with the house. Vera's story is mesmerizing, the text unexpectedly lyrical, and the story is one of a kind. I can't even explain how this moody atmospheric story worked but it did, especially for horror fans and literary horror fans in particular. I have to say that the excellent voice narration from Xe Sands really elevated the experience of this narrative, I was truly impressed, and appreciative of, her ability to give resonance to the different voices, to have a pace and cadence that honored the lyrical style of the text, and her ability to generate a sense of unease with her narration. I thought her narration was truly outstanding and elevated my audiobook review to 5 stars.
If you like Chuck Wendig's House of Accidents or Stephen Graham Jones' My Heart is a Chainsaw or Grady Hendrix's books, this one might be for you!
I was truly creeped out by this story of a young woman returning home to face monsters from her past, a serial killer father, a sick mother, and her own complicated relationship with the past and with the house. Vera's story is mesmerizing, the text unexpectedly lyrical, and the story is one of a kind. I can't even explain how this moody atmospheric story worked but it did, especially for horror fans and literary horror fans in particular. I have to say that the excellent voice narration from Xe Sands really elevated the experience of this narrative, I was truly impressed, and appreciative of, her ability to give resonance to the different voices, to have a pace and cadence that honored the lyrical style of the text, and her ability to generate a sense of unease with her narration. I thought her narration was truly outstanding and elevated my audiobook review to 5 stars.
If you like Chuck Wendig's House of Accidents or Stephen Graham Jones' My Heart is a Chainsaw or Grady Hendrix's books, this one might be for you!