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This is my first Nevill book but I will definitely be reading more after looking into his other novels. I really enjoyed the first half of this book.. the second half was also great, don't get me wrong, but also pretty confusing 😅 I had to read a few Reddit posts to aid with the confusion but even they had unanswered questions. I think Nevill wanted to leave us feeling confused which he did brilliantly. 🤯📖

"A mind made strange with inebriation in oppressive darkness could see anything it wanted"

Catherine is at the late M. H. Mason's Red House cataloging his extensive collection of rare dolls, puppets, and taxidermy. From the opening chapter she feels weird about the place. Are the dolls looking at her? I know Nevill isn't everyone's cup-of-scream but I am enjoying this one more than others I have tried.

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Nevill's book came to my attention via a Paul Tremblay interview where he called it one of the most frightening books he's read. I wasn't personally unsettled by it, but I will say it is one of the most unusual & well-crafted contemporary horror novels I've recently read. Catherine, antiques appraiser for a small firm, receives an invitation to evaluate extremely rare dolls at a hotel. She is invited to the estate to catalogue the rest of 👇

Happy Valentine's day! ❤ I was beyond happy when my boyfriend texted me at work to let me know my package had arrived!!! 😍😍 Has anyone read any of these? Not sure where to start!!

The House of Small Shadows, by Adam Nevill, is one of those horror novels that has the ability to easily get under my skin. It just tends to constantly leave you feeling like there's something off in what's happening to the main character, giving you these little goosebumps that won't go away. I talked more about the book in a recent blog post: https://bit.ly/2CZJknm.

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I didn't like this one as much as some of the other Nevill I've read. It was a bit predictable. But it was still adequately creepy, especially if dolls and puppets freak you out!

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I love a good haunted house book but I had to abandon this one. The storyline was just weird, with the constant flipping back and forth. Not to mention the childishness of the main character. I couldn't choke down the rest. Sorry.

I may have gotten excited and read half of these already but still a few spooky reads left #AllHallowsRead @litsy

It's #recommendsday ! For all of us who love to be scared...add this gem to your TBR tower. Or anything by Adam Nevill, really. This one is modern gothic, isolated village, and super creepy taxidermy. 😳😱 Pushed all my horror buttons. Enjoy!

Enchanting and creepy. I loved this book.