Thank you @berkleypub and @prhaudio for the free #gifted copies of this book and including me on this book tour. 

Single mother, Harry, has instilled two things in her son:  1) Respect and kindness are required.  2).  There’s nothing more entertaining than a good horror movie.  

After struggling to find work, Harry landed a cleaning job at an old house owned by a former horror movie director and overflowing with horror movie relics, and it didn’t sound like a bad option.  

But then, as they always do, unexplainable things start happening.

With a slow build into the action, Henry took her time in painting these characters.  We get a deep dive into Harry’s mind- the struggles of being a single mom, the hardship of living at near-poverty levels, and I found myself easily cheering for her and her son, Gabe.  

As with most haunted house storylines, this house has a heartbeat all its own.  There’s a creepiness that emanated from the movie props, making them feel as though living entities.  Eeriness seemed to loom in the air of the house, but the plotline never quite reached the sense of foreboding I craved.  

Though this is labeled a horror read, I found it to be more horror-light or even horror-adjacent.  With no gore and little action until the last chapters, this book felt creepy rather than downright scarry.  It would be a great starting point for anyone wanting to give the horror genre a try.  

🎧 Narrated by Lisa Flannigan, I felt as though I was right there in Harry’s mind.  From her instincts as a mother to her determination towards what’s right, Flannigan brought the essence of Harry to life.  Her depiction made this a quick and easy read.