teaandtales1's reviews
917 reviews

I've always been fascinated by sharks, so naturally I picked up this book. It is filled with interesting facts, worldwide travels and interviews with scientists, and pleas of conservation. 
I did find that it was a bit repetitive and dragged in the last third, but overall enjoyed the read. 

8114 is a very dark and very creepy story about an evil place. Unlike most haunted house stories, this house and its property seems to spread evil, death, and despair to anyone that spends any great deal of time there. 

Our story kicks off with Paul, a failed podcaster, returning to his hometown only to discover that one of his best friends killed himself in Paul's childhood home - the titular 8114 address.

Paul, decides to make a new podcast about the house and its mysteries, but ends up putting a lot of people in harm's way. You see, the house wants its story spread and it also needs sacrifices. 

This book had some truly scary moments and was pretty dark and disturbing throughout. Think of it like an extreme combination of The Ring and The Haunting of Hill House.

Overall I rated it 4.25 stars. I thought the concept and execution of the story was excellent, but felt a few more likeable characters (or more character development) would've helped.

While this book would not be considered extreme horror by any measure, I would definitely check trigger warnings before diving in.

Thank you, NetGalley for providing me an ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.

I don't think this is necessarily a bad book, but it didn't grab me at all so I figured I'd stop and move on to something else.