juchinnii 's review for:

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

4.25

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Oh I thoroughly enjoyed this. T Kingfisher delivers yet again on a unique premise, loveably weird characters, and captivating writing with a sense of humor. I loved Sam, though Hermes definitely stole the show. I know it’s not for everyone, but I’m learning I’m generally a big fan of southern gothic stories. This book is not overtly scary by any means, but it slowly ups the creep factor in a great way. 

Side note, the acknowledgments section was so funny and it fully read my mind. Literally I was thinking

if I had a nickel for every time T Kingfisher wrote a book about evil magic roses, I’d have 2 nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.