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The September House by Carissa Orlando

The September House

by Carissa Orlando

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  • Sep 2023, 352 pages
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  • Teresa L. (Lake Elsinore, CA)
    The September House
    This is one creepy book! The way the author described the house really made the house a character in its own right. I did have a hard time liking the main character Margaret (who kept lying to her own daughter) and found it hard to relate to her. She was so dissociative to what was really going on around her (but maybe that was the author's point?)

    This was a creative story and had surprises I didn't expect. If you like haunted house stories you will most likely enjoy this book.
  • Mary G. (Greensboro, GA)
    A Dream Home Becomes a Nightmare
    When Margaret and Hal are finally able to purchase their dream home, they never expected their dream to become a nightmare. It turns out an evil presence resides in their basement and his victims haunt their home. Every September, the house comes alive with blood-soaked walls and very active apparitions.

    While Margaret accepts the horrors of September and has learned to abide by the rules of the house, Hal, a recovering alcoholic, begins drinking again and begs Margaret to leave with him. She, however, is determined to remain in her dream home. Then Hal disappears. Their concerned daughter arrives at the house at the height of the September hijinks and Margaret tries desperately to hide the behavior of the house from her.

    While I did enjoy the book, I felt it took too long to reach its conclusion—which I thought was well done. The author seems to have been a bit undecided about whether she wanted a clever book with a degree of horror or a horror book with a bit of cleverness. But, overall, not a bad way to while away a few hours.
  • Christine B. (Lilydale, MN)
    Run!
    I usually can suspend my disbelief in horror books, movies etc. but The September House was so ridiculous and out of anyone's realm of belief it was impossible. Margaret, Hal and their daughter Katherine buy their dream house that is haunted by various pranksters who "appear" to Margaret but no-one else. Margaret's husband Hal eventually disappears and Katherine comes home to investigate. If the book wasn't crazy enough already, now September coincides with Katherine's visit and the bizarre escalates. There are bleeding walls, exorcisms, hundreds of birds flying into windows, a basement with an unnamed killer to name a few. If one wanted to read a book of pure horror with no redeeming premise I suppose this would be ok- as a book club pick it would be a very poor choice. Basically there is nothing to discuss.

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