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Riley Sager
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020 “A haunted house story—with a twist….[Sager] does not hold back”(Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of Final Girls and Survive the Night. Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share. Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity—and skepticism. Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn’t believe a word of her father’s claims. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father’s book, the truth she uncovers about the house’s dark history will challenge everything she believes.
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Author
Riley Sager
Pages
416
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2021-08-31
ISBN
1524745197 9781524745196
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Maggie doesn’t remember why her family up and left from Baneberry hall one dark night. Now grown and the new caretaker for the house, Maggie returns to learn the truth of her memories from that night and why they disappeared entirely. A satisfying twist, however I found myself wanting the book to get to the point of what really happened. It’s not as spooky as I hoped for but a good story overall!"
"4.5/5
This is the 3rd Riley Sager book l've read and it's definitely my second favorite of his this book was so atmospheric and pretty spooky at times and there's not just one but two plot twist he always does a great job surprising me I honestly always think about his books days after I think you would really like this book if you like paranormal things especially hunted houses this book kinda reminded me of the conjuring but not as crazy but all in all still had me spooked especially reading this night like there's a part with snakes that I will never forget The book felt fast pace and we get two pov's and jump back and forth between the timelines and everytime a chapter would end you would want to instantly continue it was always so interesting it made me not want to put it down which the only thing I didn't love was our main character she fell kinda flat for me"
"Grabbed this as an extra in my BOTM box for May and loved it! This was my first Riley Sager novel and it most certainly will not be my last. The haunted estate setting is a favorite of mine and I was not disappointed with the author’s depiction of Baneberry Hall. The ending was fast paced and kept you guessing right up until the very end. I also hadn’t anticipated the ending. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 "
"After a week or two of sitting on this review, I decided to downgrade from 3 to 2 stars. I'm going to keep this brief because it was just utterly forgettable. I couldn't connect with the characters. The mystery itself was just sort of interesting. The twist didn’t blow me away. And the atmosphere wasn't what I was hoping for. I didn't feel creeped out or spooked unless you count the snakes in one scene. *shrug*"
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