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A violent storm washes a mysterious house onto a rural Pacific Northwest beach, stopping the heart of the only woman who knows what it means. Her grandson, Simon Culpepper, vanishes in the aftermath, leaving two of his childhood friends to comb the small, isolated island for answers―but decades have passed since Melissa and Leo were close, if they were ever close at all. Now they'll have to put aside old rivalries and grudges if they want to find or save the man who brought them together in the first place―and on the way they'll learn a great deal about the sinister house on the beach, the man who built it, and the evil he's bringing back to Marrowstone Island. From award-winning author Cherie Priest comes a deeply haunting and atmospheric horror-thriller that explores the lengths we'll go to protect those we love.
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0Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen press for access to an eARC in exchange for my honest review!!
Unfortunately, I had to DNF this one at 30%. I've promised myself that in the back half of this year, I'll stop forcing myself to push through books that I'm simply not enjoying, and I've hit that point with The Drowning House.
I had such high hopes going into this one that I was going to have the time of my life. I mean, a musty, decrepit old house washes up on a beach exuding a sinister aura? It sounds right up my alley. But the first 30% has moved so slowly and the flashbacks have been the most enjoyable part, which is hard when I'm here for a horror story. Also, and this is more of a personal reason, but the two characters you follow for the first act or so of the book are just not very likeable as people, and while I can get behind an unlikeable character, I can't handle that on top of a book that has bored me to the point that I've started other books instead of continuing it. So...yeah. I'd love to try another of Priest's books because the writing is great, but this one just falls flat for me compared to my expectations.
0How the hell is a house drowning? I needed to know!
This was definitely different and had no clue where this author was going to go with this story. I enjoyed every minute of reading this tale. Sorry not giving anything away in this review.
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