A review by peppermintlegs
A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Continuing my T. Kingfisher binge; my first foray into her horror work. I always enjoy the narrative voice Kingfisher uses, and this was the first I’ve read of hers in a modern setting. The main character is an entomologist who works on archaeological digs, so history and bugs are the primary flavors of horror in this book. (I don’t like bugs. Haven’t since Temple of Doom. But the narrator’s approach made them less creepy-crawly to me and, in my opinion, fleshed out the horror behind the presence of so many insects or lack thereof.) The main character is a woman in her thirties—many of Kingfisher’s adult-level heroes are—and is well-rounded, with family and romantic and platonic dynamics throughout the novella. I’ll definitely be reading more of Kingfisher’s horror.