A house with good bones by T.Kingfisher

Format; 320 pages, Paperback

Published: April 1, 2023 by Titan Books

Fiction Horror /library

This was a well written story, and it is hard to write about it without spoiling the whole thing.

Sam goes to visit her mother. A weird house. Vultures watching it. Beautiful roses. Strange things happening.

Something is going on. Is her mother losing her mind? Is something wrong with the garden?

Dang, honestly I just do not have the words to write a review today. The atmosphere in the book was amazing. When I got into it I did not want to put it down.

I had no idea what to expect and I liked what I got.

"Mom seems off."

Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone.

She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam's excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, watching murder mystery shows, and guessing who the killer is long before the characters figure it out.

But stepping inside, she quickly realizes home isn’t what it used to be. Gone is the warm, cluttered charm her mom is known for; now the walls are painted a sterile white. Her mom jumps at the smallest noises and looks over her shoulder even when she’s the only person in the room. And when Sam steps out back to clear her head, she finds a jar of teeth hidden beneath the magazine-worthy rose bushes, and vultures are circling the garden from above.

To find out what’s got her mom so frightened in her own home, Sam will go digging for the truth. But some secrets are better left buried.