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Only Grady Hendrix can make me scared of freaking Olaf... After listening to his evil doll horror (tagged), I was extremely unsettled in the middle of the night when, while up with baby, I looked over and saw in my mirror through to the nursery across the hall, where Olaf sat dead centre 😳 He must have gotten moved there while my husband was putting away laundry... but yikes! 🤣

I was so unbelievably excited to get this book! Haunted houses are one of my all-time favorite tropes. This cover gives me so much life. 😍 Can't wait to dive in! 🖤

“You know, Louise, statistically, and there‘s a lot of variance in these numbers, but in general, from a strictly scientific point of view, everything turns out okay an improbable number of times.”

Book 21📚 4.8⭐️

“The first thing I did was join a radical puppet collective”

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I absolutely loved it! Creepy dolls galore mixed with Hendrix classic oddness and humour😜

And did we get a hint at the next book in the program?!🧐

Ps. This sweet little cherub is Riggs!🐶

Hendrix never disappoints! At first, the family drama in this one was hitting a little too close to home. Hendrix does a great job of writing characters you love to hate! Also, I love how Hendrix weaves some LOL humor in a horror book.

A 5⭐️ must-read recommendation!

#paintbynumber

Excited to start this one !

Off to an excellent start in January! :)

I love Grady Hendrix! In his latest, estranged siblings attempt to sell their family home after their parents die, but a supernatural force is preventing them from doing so. As usual, pop cultural references and a multilayer of themes are present from family trauma and secrets.

I know Grady Hendrix is a big fan of dime store horror, and I suppose this is his homage to that. But I‘m unsure if it‘s to his credit or detriment. The writing is nascent, like an early draft, and the ‘horror‘ is plain goofy. I was hoping for a unique take on the haunted house genre. A haunted house story it is not. The underlying theme of family is touching but at the end of the day it feels like a book you‘d find in the bargain bin at Walmart.

Was listening to this at 2 am while up with baby and it got SO VIOLENT I actually decided to turn it off 😅 I know at 6 weeks old he doesn't understand, but it got uncomfortably graphic and just felt wrong. For all those who remember Slappy the dummy, omfg... meet Pumpkin 😳
Excited to finish it when I get a couple hrs to myself lol

Did I push all my other audio loans aside as soon as this hold came in? You better believe I did! And I was not disappointed. I love how Hendrix has such great humor then brings the horror in so swiftly it nearly stops you in your tracks. I will never look at puppets the same way again! Excellent listen!

Am I supposed to laugh this hard while reading a horror book?! 😂Oh man! I went into this one with low expectations because I‘m not the big fan of his books. However, this one right here though: it blew me away! It‘s a wonderful mashup of Chucky, Amityville Horror, & American Horror Story: Cult. Heck,it even gave off some funky Hansel and Gretel vibes. It‘s freaking crazy! Love it!A great message about family, grief, and letting go. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is great if you like old fashioned 1970s/80s horror. As with his other books, you‘re laughing and grimacing in the same sentence! Some serious stuff about family secrets, interactions and grief. A good read 👍🏻
#booked2023 #newin2023

Starting this book today! Can't wait to get into it! Hope it's as good as the hype it's getting! #howtosellahauntedhouse #gradyhendrix

This is Hendrix‘s best yet! I‘ve always found puppets creepy, and he takes that malevolence I see to his trademark heights of humor and terror.

Siblings Louise and Mark couldn‘t be more different, but when their parents die suddenly, they are forced together to sell their parents house and dispense their property, including their mom‘s puppet collection. However one of their mom‘s puppets has different ideas… ⬇️

I have had so little reading time lately, I feel like my TBR is slowly but surely toppling in my direction. I heard somewhere, "I will die with a TBR pile"... and honestly, I'm ok with that... but lately it feels like I will die under it. Less ok ?

Tagged a book from my TBR that I finally started on audio this weekend. Still working my way through The Book of Gothel on my Kindle, too. Wish me luck!

Must be slow Sunday morning at work … let‘s read this interesting book !

I borrowed this picture from Hendrix‘s (@gradyhendrix) Instagram, and it‘s posts like this one that includes a bunch of other creepy ass dolls that makes me love him so much. There was a moment in this book where I thought it was not going to be a favorite, but then the shizz hit the fan and I couldn‘t stop reading. Loved it! He‘s forever my fave 🤩🤡🎎🏠

I absolutely love Grady Hendrix and this story didn‘t disappoint. I‘ll never look at dolls the same. It was a great mix of horror, humor and heart. Hope he‘s writing another book soon, his books are the best!

Louise thought it might not go well, so she told her parents she was pregnant over the phone, from 3000 miles away, in San Francisco.

#firstlinefridays one day late 🤷🏽‍♀️ Not the most spooky first line but I'm looking forward to where Grady will take it!

How to Sell A Haunted House is a good read. I will admit that I had to take a break . The story is scarier than I imagined but that is a testament to Hendrix‘s writing. I cannot wait to read his next book.

#howtosellahaunteehouse #gradyhendrix

Now it all makes sense. #Howtosellahauntedhouse #gradyhendrix #catsoflitsy

Grady Hendrix never misses for me, I loved this so much. This did so well at being a very campy old school horror with some gruesome moments, some silly moments, and a surprisingly hard hitting message about losing one‘s parents. Really strongly recommend

Not going to lie ya‘ll, I miss my Kindle Paperwhite (I still have it). However, the Kindle Scribe is also nice. 📚🎉❤️

I loved this book. Louise gets a call saying both her parents are dead and she has to return home, where her and her estranged brother Mark will have to get the home ready to be sold. Maybe it or something in the house doesn‘t want to be sold. Grady mixes comedy, horror, and heart in this tale about the families we have. The secrets they keep. The stuff no one wants to talk about and maybe the different versions of the truth we all have. 👇🏼

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ This book is about why you should NEVER own puppets. It is also a book about why I will refuse to come to your house if you have puppets and dolls. Don‘t invite me; I‘m not showing up! I‘m not the fan base for this type of book, but I can appreciate the craft behind it. Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59414094

I‘m a quarter way through so far Hendrix has a fleshed out protagonist and the haunting includes creepy dolls and questionable noises. It‘s moving a bit slow for me but I think the atmosphere he is creating will be worth it. ALSO I know I‘ve been lying low, I am still writing letters just at a snails pace! #litsylove

Now I understand why Mark is the way he is. That is so messed up. #howtosellahauntedhouse #gradyhendrix

👋 Hi, my name is Lindsey. I have no shelf control when I‘m near my local indie bookstore. 😬😬😬

What I love most about Grady Hendrix, and every novel he puts out, is that I find myself screaming and laughing in delicious delight at the exact same time. I believe the exact words I said repeatedly while reading this was "OH HELL NO!", as I rapidly kept the pages turning. Hendrix creates such well developed characters, truly bringing you into this family's world to make you feel like you have a bird's eye view of everything that is going on.

Y‘all, this description of Mark‘s tattoos is perfection! I love Grady Hendrix ❤️☠️😂🤩🥳

Wow what creepy, at times cringy but delightful read. The story of a pair of siblings who basically hate each other who must deal with their dead parent‘s estate. And there are creepy dolls and VERY creepy puppets. Some content warnings below - typical of horror. 4.75⭐️

#ReadSpooky2023
#Haunted 🏠

Last night, I saw Grady Hendrix on his “How to sell a haunted house” book tour.

He is so amazing and I was the last one in line hence I am the final girl!

Mark is an idiot. There I said it. #HowtoSellAHauntedHouse #GradyHendrix

Finally!! 🖤 🏠 👻

Wow! I got it on the day after it‘s pub date. I love my local library! 😃

It‘s here!😍📚

Impatiently waiting. I may have to sneak out of work at lunch and just go out and get the Grady. I‘ll probably end up buying it anyway.
I‘ll wait on the Jones. He is hit or (mostly) miss for me.

New book day!

Well, hello Gorgeous!!!! 👻

Comes out tomorrow! I read it last week and it‘s my favorite of Grady Hendrix‘s books. I had to close my eyes a few times (like it was a movie with a gory scene and not just words on a page).

Win win!!! It arrived…on the release date…and it‘s in one piece. (My dog is notorious for chewing up any and everything the UPS guy leaves 🙃)

This just arrived. I had forgotten that i preordered it ages ago. And I just packed my other Grady Hendrix books a couple of days ago 🙈 Packing our books away, more than anything else in this move, is stressing me out so badly 😭

Can't wait to dive into this later today.

Happy release day! I have been waiting for thisbook for about a year now (it feels like longer). I can't wait to dive in!

I started reading this while Im finishing up my other book. I‘m 16 pages into the story. It‘s pretty good! #GradyHendrix #HowtoSellAHauntedHouse

Is there any greater joy than getting a notification that the book you forgot you pre-ordered will be here tomorrow??!!??

At first I thought this one was mis-named and was a tad disappointed that it was heavy on the puppets and light on the house haunting. By the end I was all caps all in. I might have even teared up a little. An excellently paced horror novel with memorable visuals. Can recommend. Thanks #netgalley