3.8
Teens & Young Adult
The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson!
Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty ten-year-old stepsister, Piper.
The renovated picture-perfect home on Maple Street, sitting between dilapidated houses, surrounded by wary neighbors has its . . . secrets. Thatโs only half the problem: household items vanish, doors open on their own, lights turn off, shadows walk past rooms, voices can be heard in the walls, and thereโs a foul smell seeping through the vents only Mari seems to notice. Worse: Piper keeps talking about a friend who wants Mari gone.
But โrunning from ghostsโ is just a metaphor, right?
As the house closes in, Mari learns that the danger isnโt limited to Maple Street. Cedarville has its secrets, too. And secrets always find their way through the cracks.
* An Amazon Best Book of the Month * Parade's Best YA Books of the Year * Indigo Best Books of the Year * SLJ Best Books of the Year * Kirkus Best Books of the Year * A YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *
ยฉ 2021 Katherine Tegen Books (Audiobook): 9780063029125
Release date
Audiobook: 14 September 2021
3.8
Teens & Young Adult
The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson!
Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty ten-year-old stepsister, Piper.
The renovated picture-perfect home on Maple Street, sitting between dilapidated houses, surrounded by wary neighbors has its . . . secrets. Thatโs only half the problem: household items vanish, doors open on their own, lights turn off, shadows walk past rooms, voices can be heard in the walls, and thereโs a foul smell seeping through the vents only Mari seems to notice. Worse: Piper keeps talking about a friend who wants Mari gone.
But โrunning from ghostsโ is just a metaphor, right?
As the house closes in, Mari learns that the danger isnโt limited to Maple Street. Cedarville has its secrets, too. And secrets always find their way through the cracks.
* An Amazon Best Book of the Month * Parade's Best YA Books of the Year * Indigo Best Books of the Year * SLJ Best Books of the Year * Kirkus Best Books of the Year * A YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *
ยฉ 2021 Katherine Tegen Books (Audiobook): 9780063029125
Release date
Audiobook: 14 September 2021
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Amritha
24 Feb 2022
There are some books, to which you are captivated Just by their cover, for me white smoke was just like that.Marie Gold Anderson and her family have moved to Cedarville for a fresh start, but their house has some dark secrets which starts seeping out . It's a horror story but I didn't find anything so creepy ๐, of course, there was a chilling atmosphere but nothing nail-biting frightening.If you are a budding reader this book is apt for you,The writing style, the description, the plot was all okaySorry that it didn't suit me๐๐๐ /5
Sanju
21 Nov 2021
This was one audiobook I truly enjoyed ๐๐๐The narrator had understood the story in depth and have given life to the characters in it.Thoroughly enjoyed it
Neer
19 Nov 2021
A good spooky story but was a bit predictable according to me. The writing was good though and the narration was commendable for sure.
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