She Is a Haunting

Just as a lot of reviewers posted, I was intrigued by the cover. The story itself is quite predictable. The exploration of post colonial aftermath in Vietnam through paranormal storytelling is a good setting, but I wasn't hooked onto any suspense by the end of the book.

As I read this book, I kept reading faster and faster as they story unwound and got crazier. I'm not sure exactly all that happened but I liked it!

Had potential but fell short. All the action was in the last 5 chapters. More explanation was needed to what was going on. Could have gone more into the haunting all around.

Content warning for graphic descriptions, body horror, death, violence, genocide, racism/imperialism, and related topics. I keep trying horror and I haven't loved any of them so far. I liked pieces of this novel, but on the whole I was confused and/or waiting for something to happen. I think it could have been a little shorter and I would have liked it better, especially because the symbolism was so incredible. Super creepy, but I think the setting and overall mood was more of a priority than the plot.

"It is becoming more beautiful, after all, and a house must be clever when it has no feet or hands of its own"