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Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
4.25
challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I think this is my favourite Grady Hendrix so far. Not the best. That's still Southern Book Club, in my opinion, but definitely my favourite. I really enjoyed the audiobook (audible plus catalogue) and I can see myself listening to it again in future.

This story works well as a haunted house horror and also a commentary on the horrors of capitalism (a little on the nose sometimes, but it worked for me). I generally liked the characters, though Amy did grate sometimes, but I liked how she developed, and I enjoyed the interactions with Basil. The horror was a good mix of scares, tension and playing in fears (Drowning  enclosed spaces etc).