How to Sell a Haunted House
2022
Ratings90
Average rating3.8
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Ratings90
Average rating3.8
New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else. 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. Mostly, 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. But 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. Some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them… Like his novels The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group, How to Sell a Haunted House is classic Hendrix: equal parts heartfelt and terrifying—a gripping new read from “the horror master” (USA Today).
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How to Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
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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.
I'm not a horror reader but I wanted to dip into this genre to see what I feel about it. I chose this book as a Halloween read as I've heard it would be “spoopy” and not full on horror. It turns out I really don't like the spirits/ghosts type of stories, and this one has haunted puppets and dolls and it was not interesting. Maybe too predictable? And I got tired of all the family drama behing it. It wasn't for me.
I hated this book so much. It literally put me in a reading slump, it's that bad.
