(Whoever wrote this was Knives Out meets The Haunting of Hill House : you are a sick and twisted person.) It took a couple of chapters for us to realize that, actually, this is a YA horror story, and that - ha ha !- we were both bamboozled by blurbs. Both of us thought it was a murder mystery with hints of horror. Which is only slightly surprising, considering we both went into this book with wildly different assumptions: Ally thought this was a middle grade affair I thought it was a new adult sort of deal. She no longer wonders if she wants to leave…but if she can.īuddy read this with my main spooky pal (and soon to be published author), Ally Russell, and I’m happy to say we both dug it a hell of a lot. With each twisted revelation, Helen questions what she knows about Harrow, her family, and even herself.
Why is the house built like a labyrinth? What is digging the holes that appear in the woods each night? And why does the house itself seem to be making her sick? Helen knows that if she is going to survive the year, she needs to uncover the secrets of Harrow. For as long as she can remember, Harrow has haunted Helen’s dreams - and now those dreams have become a waking nightmare. The inheritance comes with one condition: she must stay on the grounds of Harrow for one full year, or she’ll be left with nothing. So when her grandfather dies, she’s shocked to learn that he has left everything - the house, the grounds, and the money - to her. She no longer wonders if she wants to leave.but if she can.Helen Vaughan doesn’t know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, called Harrow, or why they haven’t spoken to their extended family since. Why is the house built like a labyrinth? What is digging the holes that appear in the woods each night?And why does the house itself seem to be making her sick? With each twisted revelation, Helen questions what she knows about Harrow, her family, and even herself. For as long as she can remember, Harrow has haunted Helen's dreams-and now those dreams have become a waking nightmare. The inheritance comes with one condition: she must stay on the grounds of Harrow for one full year, or she'll be left with nothing. So when her grandfather dies, she's shocked to learn that he has left everything-the house, the grounds, and the money-to her. Helen Vaughan doesn't know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, called Harrow, or why they haven't spoken to their extended family since. The Haunting of Hill House meets Knives Out in a bid for an inheritance that will leave Helen Vaughan either rich.or dead.
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