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Science Fiction · 2023 · PG-13

A House With Good Bones

by T. Kingfisher

Sam's mother's house is fine. Sam is the one who sees the vultures.

A Barnes & Noble Best Horror Book of 2023 A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family. "Mom seems off." Her brother's words echo in Sam Montgomery's ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone. She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam's excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, watching murder mystery shows, and guess

For14+GenreScience FictionLength400 pagesRead time~11.1 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Moderate

Language

Barely any

Mild

Sexual Content

None

None

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Intense

What this book is about

Sam Montgomery, an entomologist, comes to visit her mother in the family's ancestral Southern home — but her mother seems changed, the house feels wrong, and there are vultures sitting on the fence. A Southern Gothic horror novel about family secrets, buried things, and the weight of what our ancestors did.

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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Disturbing supernatural horror imagery

Themes of ancestral wrongdoing

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