I thought I read more in October than I did but I apparently, I only picked up two books. But I really enjoyed them so I will consider that a win. Let’s get to my October 2024 wrap up.
The September House
Synopsis:
A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare. When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street, they couldn’t believe it. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee. She is not most people.
Margaret is staying. It’s her house. But after four years Hal can’t take it anymore, and he leaves abruptly. Now, he’s not returning calls, and their daughter Katherine–who knows nothing about the hauntings–arrives, intent on looking for her missing father. To make things worse, September has just begun, and with every attempt Margaret and Katherine make at finding Hal, the hauntings grow more harrowing, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep.
My Rating: 4/5
My Full Review: The September House Review
The Return
Synopsis:
Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return–except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone, and feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back. She’s right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she’s been or what happened to her.Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong–she’s emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who–or what–is she?
My Rating: 4/5
My Full Review: The Return Review
That’s my October 2024 wrap up. Did you have a good spooky season?
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