As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighborhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. As soon as the strangers enter their home, uncanny and inexplicable things start happening, including the family’s youngest child going missing and a ghostly presence materializing in the basement. When Charlie suddenly vanishes, Eve slowly loses her grip on reality.
First, I couldn't put this book down, even as it was terrifying me right before bed. Then, as soon as I finished I had to go online and look into the very rapidly growing fanbase and read all of their theories. And now, I think about it at least once a week and am very impatiently waiting for official word of a sequel. Kliewer did a fantastic job letting us into the mind of the main character while also making us doubt her perception of reality. I firmly believe that any horror fans that also enjoy ciphers and hidden clues will be obsessed with this book.
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Mulholland Books, 2020. 358 pages. Horror Fiction.
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