The Grip of It

The Grip of It by Jac Jemc was an interesting if disappointing haunted house story. Julie and James leave the city to move into a strange house in an oddly empty town. Immediately based on the description of the home I started thinking of the Winchester Mystery House, but unfortunately this aspect of the book was explored less than I desired as the book became a psychologically driven story about uncertainty and a literal haunting held in comparison to the haunting of family and trust. This is a fairly short book, and it just didn't really gel for me. Too many elements felt like they did pay off in a satisfying way. i thought the book lacked both clarity and resolution. I also have to say that I don't love the use of unreliable narrators in general. With that said, what I did enjoy was the protagonists slow descent into uncertainty and increasing levels of being unwell. That's something I haven't read in a lot of stories, which was interesting. Sadly it wasn't enough to make me feel like this book was really great. ⭐️⭐️⭐️