Nicholas McCane
Non-Spoiler section: All of this part is in the summary (Spoiler section after this).
8-year-old Bela loves her family. It’s her, her mom, dad, and grandma. Oh yeah, I forgot, there’s also “Other Mommy”. Other Mommy is a monster who constantly asks Bela, “Can I go inside your heart”. At some point, Bela understands unless she says yes, her family will soon pay. Other Mommy really needs an answer.
Incidents Around the House is not the best title for this book. This title should have been “Incidents around Bela’s ass” lol. Because the monster went wherever she went. This was a great read, and I enjoyed it. It’s a chilling, slow-burn horror. If you enjoy psychological horror, haunted house stories, and creepy AF, you may enjoy this.
I listened to the audiobook as I read along with the physical copy. Loved the audio!
Spoiler section: Stop here if you haven’t read the book.
Here are a few things I liked and disliked.
I love that “Other Mommy” was visible to everyone, and not just contained within the house.
I’m used to the troupe of the cheating drunk husband/father and the nearly perfect wife/mother. In this one, the wife is the horrible mother and wife. I don’t care for the trope, but it was good to give the men a break.
There were a couple of scary scenes that were very creepy and well written. And I soaked it up like a sponge. It is literally the reason I read this genre.
Things I didn’t like so much.
I predicted the twists early on.
They didn’t explain Other Mommy well. We learned nothing by the end of the book.
Mom was super annoying.
Didn’t like how both parents would get drunk, sit next to their daughter while she slept, then talk about adult stuff.
The ending was just okay for me. I believe grandma became “Other Mommy” earlier than the book led on at the end.
Non-Spoiler section: All of this part is in the summary (Spoiler section after this).
8-year-old Bela loves her family. It’s her, her mom, dad, and grandma. Oh yeah, I forgot, there’s also “Other Mommy”. Other Mommy is a monster who constantly asks Bela, “Can I go inside your heart”. At some point, Bela understands unless she says yes, her family will soon pay. Other Mommy really needs an answer.
Incidents Around the House is not the best title for this book. This title should have been “Incidents around Bela’s ass” lol. Because the monster went wherever she went. This was a great read, and I enjoyed it. It’s a chilling, slow-burn horror. If you enjoy psychological horror, haunted house stories, and creepy AF, you may enjoy this.
I listened to the audiobook as I read along with the physical copy. Loved the audio!
Spoiler section: Stop here if you haven’t read the book.
Here are a few things I liked and disliked.
I love that “Other Mommy” was visible to everyone, and not just contained within the house.
I’m used to the troupe of the cheating drunk husband/father and the nearly perfect wife/mother. In this one, the wife is the horrible mother and wife. I don’t care for the trope, but it was good to give the men a break.
There were a couple of scary scenes that were very creepy and well written. And I soaked it up like a sponge. It is literally the reason I read this genre.
Things I didn’t like so much.
I predicted the twists early on.
They didn’t explain Other Mommy well. We learned nothing by the end of the book.
Mom was super annoying.
Didn’t like how both parents would get drunk, sit next to their daughter while she slept, then talk about adult stuff.
The ending was just okay for me. I believe grandma became “Other Mommy” earlier than the book led on at the end.