Come Closer: A Novel | 
pan0nly 168 pages fortunately. Poor Amanda is possessed by a demon, and slowly over time she becomes something else. Not wasting any more words on this one. Avoid at all cost.
pickA creepy little novella about a woman who gets possessed by a demon. A quick and scary read for a rainy day.
so-soThis book follows Amanda, a young woman who believes she is being possessed by an ancient demon. The first-person perspective of the experience of becoming possessed is innovative, but while the ending was supposed to read as shocking, it was rather predictable. Still worth a read for horror fans.
pickThis was a great little horror read. A woman becomes possessed by the demon Naamah. Honestly, you could read many parts of this book as not a woman possessed by an entity but just a woman who is angry, holding that anger in until it manifests into something monstrous. Really enjoyed this one
Reading this late at night in the living room, MC is hearing scratching/tapping in her house and at the same time I‘m reading this I hear scratching and little running in my attic above me 😫😭💀 thankfully mine is (probably) a squirrel and not a demon (hopefully) 😂
pickThis book is a short listen and pretty good. The plot is pretty surface level, but a nice little horror read. 😈
so-soThis was a quick read. I read it because I heard that it was terrifying. I love to be afraid, but it takes a lot to get me there. While the idea is this story was scary, the actual story itself didn‘t do it for me. It wasn‘t a bad book, I just didn‘t find it all that scary. It also ended strangely and abruptly in my opinion. This book was just ok.
so-soVery easy read however I am not sure if I would recommend it to anyone
pickThis was a quick, sometimes creepy read. My second horror book in 2023. I know I first heard about this story of a woman becoming possessed by a demon on a podcast, but can‘t remember which one. What does it say about me that I was sometimes in agreement with the demonic thoughts? 😱
Using for #Booked2023 because sometimes it was a “stretch” to believe but I liked the surprising “twist”s taken. Demonic possession will put anyone off “balance”.
panIt‘s honestly offensive to me when someone touts a book as the scariest thing ever and it‘s barely even creepy. If it wasn‘t for that I might have felt differently about it but I went in expecting to be scared or at least creeped out. Instead I was bored with how predictable it was.
pickA novella about demonic possession that has humor but gradually becomes darker and darker. Not overly violent but full of dread. 4⭐️
pickA cool, creepy little story. A woman starts acting odd and suspects she might be possessed. Great narration available on Hoopla.
pick🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟This was small but mighty and held together tightly! Is it possession or is it spiraling down into madness. You decide. A perfect example that books do not need a lot of extra words or fillers to be deeply unsettling.
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pickThis was a very short book about a woman who starts to have dark thoughts and urges. It feeds into a story about possession and the main character being trapped in her own body as the demon takes over. This was definitely an unsettling book and very bleak with not a lot of room for a break from the dark writing. I liked it overall and thought it was just enough to get in your head and make you think.
panI started this not realizing it was a novella. When I looked at my progress and saw 30% done when I just started, I was so confused. This was a bit too much to try and pack into a small book and I didn‘t feel the story developed well. It was touted as “so scary” and “terrifying”. I wouldn‘t even categorize it as creepy 😂. Oh well, I‘ll continue my search for a truly scary book for me.
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pickOverall Rating 4⭐ | Narration 😀 = Good
This is a short little story with an indelible little punch to it about a demon possession of an ordinary woman, living an ordinary life. It turned out to be a fairly creepy listen/read that I actually enjoyed despite how short it was.
(My graphic depicts the German (or at least I think it is) cover. I used that version of the cover because it‘s the best one in my opinion.)
pickStarted and finished today.
I'm being a very productive little beaver these days- applying to jobs, interviewing, getting job, finding a new place, getting a new place, training etc.
Anyway audiobooks have been saving my hours of walks/runs/ sorting/packing moments etc.
I enjoyed this one, good level of creepy but maybe not overly a satisfying ending and also maybe a little sexist still.
pickWhen Amanda & her husband Edward hear tapping noises in their recently renovated loft, it's only the beginning of their problems in this possession story. A one sitting read for me, Gran's book is unsettling, fierce & smart. What a great first read for Women in Horror Month!
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panThe blurbs on Come Closer claim that it is “genuinely scary” and “an intelligent horror story, a literary creepshow.” I disagree. I thought it was a snoozefest with mediocre writing. At least it was a short read.
I read it on October 1 to kick off #Scarathlon2020. Between this book and an audiobook, I read for 5 hours that day.
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pickThis is a pick for simply being a decent point A to point B possession story. MC, Amanda spirals from normalcy to being fully possessed by a female demon named Na‘amah. However, sometimes, I want to become so drowned in details that I‘m happily suffocated by a book. This book is barely that rain that just gets your car dirty. Maybe it‘s wrong me right book. It was just ok. Photo credit: She devil by Mary Breus.
pickI really enjoyed this short, creepy read! The question of whether Amanda‘s problems are of supernatural origin or otherwise was captivating (IMHO, its a little bit of both - sometimes very high emotional states or transitions can result in a rebirth of sorts...) Regardless of what side of the argument you fall on, all in all I thought it was a great look at female rage and desire, and how we don‘t really know how to deal with them.
pickAmanda hears a tapping sound but can't figure out where it's coming from. She finds herself thinking about harming people. A strange woman seems to always be nearby. Is she #fallingslowly into madness or is it something more sinister? A short and unsettling literary horror novel. No big scares, but permeated with dread.
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pickI am now afraid of any tappings I hear around my house. A quick read but very captivating. I enjoyed the idea of a demon possession book considering I only ever saw movies dealing with the topic. Highly recommend for an afternoon creepy read!
so-soRead this in an entire sitting. I read it for #screamathon it‘s about a woman who is possessed by a demon and slowly loses herself to it. A bit short but I think the length was good.
Finished this last night. It had potential but the story didn‘t go where It needed to. It could have been much darker. It was more like a YA novel. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickThis was a very good book. Amanda - strange things are happening...but what is it exactly?
This is one of my favorite horror novels. It's short but packs a big punch. It features an unreliable narrator who isn't sure if she's being possessed or just going insane. I recommend it to anyone who likes a good possession story. #ReadingResolutions #PhotoChallenge #UnderratedBook #horror #novella #SaraGran #ComeCloser
I have my #readathon supplies and TBR pile ready for tomorrow! I‘ve stacked a few novellas, a couple of short novels, and a short story collection. I also have The Shining audiobook loaded on my iPod.
Some of these have been on past readathon TBRs, but I never made my way through them. I‘m hoping to add a few more books to my total-books-read tally for the month. 📚
pickI took a picture earlier when I started this creepy book. My evening got derailed so I just finished it, when my whole plan for the day was to avoid super spooky things after dark! Oh well, I guess sleep was never supposed to be in the cards. #readathon @DeweysReadathon #screamathon #littensdressedinblood @4thhouseontheleft @MidnightBookGirl
Not a great picture, but I just saw this dolphin while reading on my dock! It startled me since I'm reading a book about demons. (Ooo and the book title matches my reaction!) #readathon @DeweysReadathon
Reread most of this one yesterday, finishing it up now. About my sixth time through, I guess. Had never stopped on this line before. It's kind of perfect.
pickI worship at the altar of Sara Gran. She is UH-MAY-ZING and I love everything she writes. I could go on and on about all her books, but since it is #ScaryReads time, I HAVE to mention this creepy little novel about a seemingly normal, happy woman who begins to change... 😳☠️🤘🏻#Recommendsday
