A House With Good Bones
A Barnes & Noble Best Horror Book of 2023
A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family.
"Mom seems off."
Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone.
She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam's excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, watching murder mystery shows, and guessing who the killer is long before the characters figure it out.
But stepping inside, she quickly realizes home isn’t what it used to be. Gone is the warm, cluttered charm her mom is known for; now the walls are painted a sterile white. Her mom jumps at the smallest noises and looks over her shoulder even when she’s the only person in the room. And when Sam steps out back to clear her head, she finds a jar of teeth hidden beneath the magazine-worthy rose bushes, and vultures are circling the garden from above.
To find out what’s got her mom so frightened in her own home, Sam will go digging for the truth. But some secrets are better left buried.
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Readers say *A House With Good Bones* by T. Kingfisher blends spooky horror with sharp humor, creating a fast-paced, atmospheric Southern Gothic tale ...
I picked this up because I have loved everything else I have read by this author.
I am not usually into horror, but this one had enough humor in it to allow me to gloss over the scary parts enough.
I would have given it 5 stars, but I didn't like some of the voices that the narrator chose for some of the characters. A 59-year-old woman shouldn't sound like she is in her 80s. The handyman sounded like he was dumb as dirt by his voice, but he was definitely smart, judging by the things he said.
I would recommend this story.
I am not usually into horror, but this one had enough humor in it to allow me to gloss over the scary parts enough.
I would have given it 5 stars, but I didn't like some of the voices that the narrator chose for some of the characters. A 59-year-old woman shouldn't sound like she is in her 80s. The handyman sounded like he was dumb as dirt by his voice, but he was definitely smart, judging by the things he said.
I would recommend this story.
Well written
Eerie, then creepy this definitely gives me twilight zone, r rated Eerie Indiana; r rated Tales From The Crypt vibes.
If thats not your thing, maybe this isnt the book for you.
I definitely need to read more from T. kingfisher. Extra brownie points for the Entomology references and the biting humour.
Eerie, then creepy this definitely gives me twilight zone, r rated Eerie Indiana; r rated Tales From The Crypt vibes.
If thats not your thing, maybe this isnt the book for you.
I definitely need to read more from T. kingfisher. Extra brownie points for the Entomology references and the biting humour.
I finished this one quite fast - and only because it was beautifully paced! The lead character is very much loveable with a great sense of humour and an appealing personality that draws you easily into the tale. The only flaw is how utterly *clueless* she remains of the.. let’s say.. spooks around her, when you, as the reader, can see through these with relative ease.
We’ve got Sam returning to her mother’s house, which originally belonged to her grandmother, who was, shall we say… a very not-nice woman. And she’s long dead. Yet when Sam enters the house, she finds no traces of her mother’s colourful and sunny persona in its walls. In fact, she has a hard time reconciling this frightened, mousy figure with the badass, grown-up-in-the-eighties mother she knew. Determined to get to the bottom of her mom’s troubles, Sam discovers a family secret or two that are better left buried, especially when things start to go bump in the night.
T. Kingfisher’s narrative is riveting and packed with action. There’s nothing overly gross and gory yet the tale emulates the southern gothic genre beautifully.
Thoroughly enjoyable and as easy to read as a knife slicing through butter at room temperature!
We’ve got Sam returning to her mother’s house, which originally belonged to her grandmother, who was, shall we say… a very not-nice woman. And she’s long dead. Yet when Sam enters the house, she finds no traces of her mother’s colourful and sunny persona in its walls. In fact, she has a hard time reconciling this frightened, mousy figure with the badass, grown-up-in-the-eighties mother she knew. Determined to get to the bottom of her mom’s troubles, Sam discovers a family secret or two that are better left buried, especially when things start to go bump in the night.
T. Kingfisher’s narrative is riveting and packed with action. There’s nothing overly gross and gory yet the tale emulates the southern gothic genre beautifully.
Thoroughly enjoyable and as easy to read as a knife slicing through butter at room temperature!
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