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Anybody Home? by Michael J. Seidlinger
4.0

This was such a unique read that really played to my taste in horror. If you liked the 2008 movie The Strangers, I would recommend this to you!

Told in second person POV, this book takes you through the planning and execution of a home invasion. There is s tad bit of suspension of disbelief required which is part of the reason I leaned more towards 4 stars. There is a camera/recording aspect that just didn't fully work for me because of the suspension of disbelief required. But I did enjoy the commentary this opened up for crime and crime media. Additionally, I almost wish the second person narration had read more script like, rather than someone feeing instructions and directly involved in the home invasion. I think had this read like a play script on how to preform a home invasion, this would have been five stars for me.

But despite my qualms, I did really enjoy this because of the unique idea and execution. Highly recommend this if you are looking for something different than the run of the mill horror. Plus, its an indie release!