A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

A House with Good Bones

T. Kingfisher

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Description

Sam Montgomery is worried about her mother. She seems anxious, jumpy, and she’s begun making mystifying changes to the family home on Lammergeier Lane. Sam figures it has something to do with her mother’s relationship to Sam’s late, unlamented gra...

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Community Reviews Summary of 153 reviews

Moods

dark 79%
mysterious 79%
tense 67%
funny 57%
adventurous 26%
emotional 23%
challenging 7%
lighthearted 6%
hopeful 5%
reflective 3%
sad 2%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 58%
fast 35%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 59% | Plot: 30% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 67% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.12

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