A review by kelsbookzone1
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No

3.25

Thanks to NetGalley and Tor Publishing for access to an early release copy 


A ghostly haunting home makeover show haunt sweet home welcomes new employee Mara, as the new night shift production. The intro grabbed my attention- I mean, what reader wouldn’t love the idea of a ghost that wants to help organize your library?

Our main character feels same old story, new setting, as lost and unable to focus Mara accepts a job from relative Jeremy and falls into the world of is it true or is it all just a hoax. FYI, it’s mostly just a hoax. The novella not only picks on the set up and fake feeling of ghostly reality but that of makeover/house hunting type of shows as well. That reality tv is never reality and the story does it well. A small haunting reference but overall just a story of a lost 20 something trying to figure out next steps.