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Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey
3.25
dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book has good bones, similar to a Stephen King novel. The protagonist is haunted, the characters around them are mundane and weird, and the ending is anticlimactic but not so much that it ruins the experience of reading the book. 

Our protagonist grew up in a house built by her father. Her serial killer father, who custom designed a killing room in the basement - fully equipped and even decked with a drain so the blood had somewhere to flow. Now an adult, our protagonist is estranged from her mother, and is disgusted that she has turned the house is turned into a quasi-museum. But her mother is dying, so it's time to come home. 

Recommended if you're into creepy atmospheres, stories of possession (especially if the spirits are benevolent but misguided), and don't need a satisfying ending to enjoy the journey of a horror novel. 3.25 stars on SG rounded down to 3 on GR.