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Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
4.0
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An interesting little YA horror fantasy novel about Daisy, who can see dead folks. When Daisy and her mom move away from bustling Toronto where her single mom has been struggling to make ends meet and take over the care of a large property that was an uncle's, things come to a head between mother and daughter, as well as with the house they are caretaking. 

Readers balance between that timeline (1990s) and a decade later, when a young aspiring filmmaker/ghost chaser visits the house, where her mom went a decade prior and was "saved" by the house and (as far as the public knows) stopped being abusive towards her daughter as a result of that visit. 

As with most things, all of this is much more complicated beneath the shiny veneer - the truth is much darker than the stories we tell strangers and outsiders. 

This is an original take on the haunted house trope, and I enjoyed delving into this one, even if there were some bits that I might nitpick. Characters are well-rounded and believably written, setting gives a lot to the story, and the twists and turns keep coming for the reader! Check CWs on this one. 

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