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I have a lot of mixed feelings about this one. It was written 40-50 years ago and you can tell by the language and descriptions used in the book.
The book follows a family and their family friends going to their vacation home following the death of the matriarch of the family. There are three homes on this property, and one of them is (shockingly) haunted. The family has a really weird dynamic. Like the dad and his daughter are weirdly close. Weirdly close as in he lets her drink, swear, and see him naked and they act like that isn’t weird? And she’s like 12-13? 🤨🤢
I have to say that the ending was the best part of the book, the rest of it felt REALLY SLOW. I don’t think I can even call it a slow burn, tbh. Just slow and “subtly” racist.
⭐️Overall rating: 4/10 (being generous). It’s not worth the read imo.
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