“Houses are always changing. Coats of paint. Rows of laminate. Rolls of carpet. They cover up a home’s stories and secrets, rendering them silent until someone comes along to reveal them.”

What a perfect choice for the ‘ber month reads. Creepy houses, haunted houses, ghosts roaming the halls. All some of my absolute favourite horror elements. 

Maggie Holt is retuning to a house she thought she’d never see again. The house she lived in briefly as a child, the same house her family fled from in terror after only being inside for a few weeks. It’s also the house that to a degree ruined her life and defined who she is. Her father wrote of their experiences in the house of horrors and Maggie has had to carry that baggage with her for her whole life. 

Sager layers Maggie’s current stay at the house with chapters from her father’s book, and I’m an absolute sucker for multi time line stories with differing POVs. Characters from Maggie’s past are still kicking around town and curious to see what she is up to by taking up residence in the hallowed halls. 

This one kept me guessing right until the end, I will admit it to probably went a half twist too far but it was still a fun read and had me questions which ghosts are real.