The September House by Carissa Orlando
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a great Halloween book. Or even an anytime psychological horror book. Or perhaps something rather more psychological. House-shattering, even.

Honestly, the first thing that ran through my head as I began reading this was how refreshing it was to start a tale AFTER the events. It's all long-after the main action, so we've got a delicious wrap-up ahead of us. Or unraveling. You know how these things go.

And then it just got funny. Deliciously funny. And without spoiling ANYTHING, I'll just say, vaguely, that a lot of twists and turns will happen with our expectations. Wonderfully so.

Suffice to say, this woman can absolutely make a heaven out of hell. I feel seen, too, in how well we both can roll with the changes--no matter how decidedly fucked up they are. Of course, making do and having a strong mind and body to make a HOME out of this situation CAN seem to be taken a BIT too far. But I'm an INFP and I SWEAR this character is, too.

We get it. We make do in the face of absolute insanity. Have you seen the rest of ya'll?

Ahem.

No matter how I look at it, this book was one hell of a kickass horror. Total recommendation.




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