How to Sell a Haunted House
Ratings172
Average rating3.8
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Ratings172
Average rating3.8
When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.
Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.
But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…
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I hated this book so much. It literally put me in a reading slump, it's that bad.
book 4/30 ✅
How to Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
3/5 ⭐️
How To Sell A Haunted house tells the story of Louise and Mark, a pair of estranged siblings who have never really seen eye-to-eye about things, and what happens after the death of their parents.
Okay - y'all, I almost didn't finish this book. I had a tough time getting into this because of the author's writing style, which is part of the reason why I think I didn't like Final Girl Support Group. The novel had its moments - fast-paced action, suspense, and tenderness. For me, I felt like I had to power through a lot for things to “get good,” but once things picked up, it was a wild ride to the finish.
Louise and Mark are siblings that haven't lived near each other for most of their adult lives, but come together when their parents die unexpectedly in a car accident. Their complicated relationship adds to the tension when they enter their parents home that is FILLED with dolls and puppets that are decidedly creepy. From there the story unfolds with one twist and turn after another that kept me glued to the pages. The first Grady Hendrix book I read was The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and I loved it. This second read by this author did not disappoint! This was the first book that truly scared me in quite some time, but in all the best ways.
