Suburban Hell

Mild spoilers.

So this was fine. It needed some editing for continuity and tightening up. Sadly, it does not deserve the high ratings it has, because it is pretty sophomoric. Yes, it's a debut novel. But it told me more than showed me. For instance, Amy claims multiple times that Liz is basically the heart of their group, but we never really see that. We never really get to know Liz.

Also, there is no demon possession. It's a ghost given demonic attributes because apparently there's no difference.

I did like Jess. She was probably my favorite. But I'm not sure why Melissa was friends with any of them.

I think Kilmer has great potential, but the author's writing needs to mature, and she needs to learn the difference between ghosts and demons. That being said, I was never bored, I was entertained, and I think there's some good ideas here.

In all, a fun park–? BOOK, autocorrect!– that needed to fill out it's darker elements better; leave out bunny trauma, thank you very much; and understand its narrative better. I think the writer has potential with the cozy horror thing, since it's not a huge subgenre. I'll be interested to see what's next.

I'm really glad I am childless and NOT in the suburbs.