Just Like Home
Ratings41
Average rating3.5
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Ratings41
Average rating3.5
'Come home.' Vera's mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories - she's come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there, beneath the house he'd built for his family. Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren't alone. A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back and is slowly stripping Vera's childhood for spare parts. He insists that he isn't the one leaving notes around the house in her father's handwriting . . . but who else could it possibly be? There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face them and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes. PRAISE FOR THE ECHO WIFE: 'An edge-of-your-seat tale . . . a unique, thrilling adventure, with truly unexpected twists and turns the whole way through' Independent 'It's an unpredictable story . . . chilling . . . for an escape from our current stuck-at-home situation, The Echo Wife could be for you' Daily Record 'Looking for one of the best science fiction books wrapped up in a mystery? Look no further . . . Gloriously inventive and full of surprises' Woman & Home Online
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I loved the way this book handled true crime, trauma, and family relationships. And one main twists really threw me initially. I devoured this book. I think the main reason I didn't give it five stars was the sentient house consuming the mother/subsuming the protag's mother. Maybe I didn't realize fully what kind of horror book it was going in? For some reason that particular twist felt almost goofy to me. That being said, that particular twist was kinda inherent to the book, and I enjoyed the book quit a bit. I think Gailey just needs to keep writing, eventually her endings will get as good as the rest of the book. ( also I get more books that way.)
surprisingly i enjoyed a “haunted house” story! i loved the serial killer elements in this story and the complex parental relationships. the end also really really ate and the twist of it all had me gagged. it was so smart and clever. THE WRITING?! phenomenal. sarah gailey is just such a talented writer.
Ok the final act of this went to places I never in a TRILLION years would have expected. That final act alone, I would imagine, is going to be the thing that sways your opinion. For me, it took “Just Like Home” from a four star read to a five. For others I'd imagine it'll bring it down a star or two. Either way it's very much worth the ride.
