A review by annamary54
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I really enjoyed this book, i found myself laughing, and at the same time regretting my choice to stay up late and read this. Honestly the suspense throughout is more scary than the actual horror parts of the book. I rolled my eyes at a few millennial-isms, but also realized I was raised on millennial humor, and laughed quite a bit. don’t talk to me until i’ve had my boxed wine. I found the main character Sam very relatable overall, mostly because I too am a fat white woman with a specialized degree, a worldview that polarizes me from my family, and too much self awareness that it almost wraps around to being self un-aware. I am still unsure about how to feel about the ending, I can say for certain I did not see it coming. I liked
the witchy aspect, i just wish it were touched upon earlier and in more depth than “witchy estranged neighbor.” The whole action went from 0 to 100 really quick, which yes in horror that’s how it works, but I kinda wanted more spooky bits than just sleep paralysis and hand in photo. Maybe more underground children content earlier.
I will say I was thoroughly entertained and didn’t want to stop reading. 
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