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A review by redheadlibrarian979
Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett
5.0
I was looking for something different to read, I wanted spooky, but I don't deal well with horror and tend to have nightmares. Jennifer Fawcett's Beneath the Stairs was the perfect book for me. This book jumps between multiple timelines and characters. The main character is Clare and a lot of the story focuses on her & her best friend Abby, their story is told in 2 different times, 1998 when they are teenagers and first visit the local "cursed" house, and then modern day as they deal with fallout from childhood trauma. Part of the story is told in 1936, when the house is being built, and then we get part of the story told in 1965, about the only family to have lived in the house.
If you are looking for a super scary ghost story, or a bloody horror book, this book isn't going to satisfy you. I didn't have nightmares. I ended feeling sad for the ghost. The book was wrapped up in a very satisfying, kind of feel good, way. The details of the mystery were revealed slowly, I didn't guess exactly where the story was going until just before it was revealed. The author definitely kept me hooked. I really enjoyed this book, and will be watching for more from this author. Thank you NetGalley for the eARC!
If you are looking for a super scary ghost story, or a bloody horror book, this book isn't going to satisfy you. I didn't have nightmares. I ended feeling sad for the ghost. The book was wrapped up in a very satisfying, kind of feel good, way. The details of the mystery were revealed slowly, I didn't guess exactly where the story was going until just before it was revealed. The author definitely kept me hooked. I really enjoyed this book, and will be watching for more from this author. Thank you NetGalley for the eARC!