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A review by hsheehan85
The House of Drought by Dennis Mombauer
3.0
I received this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The House of Drought takes place in Sri Lanka. A film crew is there making a documentary about climate change and how it is affecting the area when they notice the colonial mansion above. The crew finds people to talk to about the different families who have lived there and hear strange stories about the Dry house and the Sap mother.
I would not call this a haunted house book like the description does. I would say it is a cursed house that has a strange ability. In fact, most of the description is misleading. I expected to read a very different book from what I actually read based on the description. I really liked the premise of the story in the description and wish I got more of that story.
However, the book is still interesting, but it is short. I liked reading about the different people who had lived in the house and what happened to those families. I wish there was more on a couple of the families, but it was still a good story overall.
The House of Drought takes place in Sri Lanka. A film crew is there making a documentary about climate change and how it is affecting the area when they notice the colonial mansion above. The crew finds people to talk to about the different families who have lived there and hear strange stories about the Dry house and the Sap mother.
I would not call this a haunted house book like the description does. I would say it is a cursed house that has a strange ability. In fact, most of the description is misleading. I expected to read a very different book from what I actually read based on the description. I really liked the premise of the story in the description and wish I got more of that story.
However, the book is still interesting, but it is short. I liked reading about the different people who had lived in the house and what happened to those families. I wish there was more on a couple of the families, but it was still a good story overall.