Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer FawcettMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
I received an ARC of this book via Edelweiss, all opinions are my own. I can see I'm in the minority here, but I didn't love this. It is lacking in the suspense and horror elements I expected to find in a book that features such a unique and creepy house in the woods. I love a good haunted house story and the premise of this was really promising. The Octagon House is situated in the woods, it is the scene of a murder, and for some the house call out to them. The basement is the setting for the creepier parts, but I feel those scenes lacked the detail that would have taken this book to the next level. I never felt any suspense for the characters. The house and the basement should have made me feel something, and they didn't. There is a bit of a supernatural element to the story, but I didn't find it scary.
There were many scenes about loss and grief. If discussions about loss of a loved one and miscarriage are upsetting to you, I'd skip this book as they are a main focus for the main character. I felt like this story was more about Clare and her personal losses and grief than it was about the horror and suspense.
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