The September House

De: Carissa Orlando

Narrado por: Kimberly Farr

“Why run from a haunted house when you can stay and ignore the ghosts? Just when you thought you'd seen everything a haunted house novel could do, The September House comes along and delivers an eerie, darkly funny, and emotionally grounded book about the ghosts that haunt houses and marriages."– Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House

A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel.

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee.

Margaret is not most people.

Margaret is staying. It’s her house. But after four years Hal can’t take it anymore, and he leaves abruptly. Now, he’s not returning calls, and their daughter Katherine—who knows nothing about the hauntings—arrives, intent on looking for her missing father. To make things worse, September has just begun, and with every attempt Margaret and Katherine make at finding Hal, the hauntings grow more harrowing, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep.

Many morals to the story

The narrator was absolutely excellent and really represented all of the emotions that I believe the author wanted to portray. It was so much more than just a haunted house story. There is much to learn here.

NY Times Bestseller for Sure - if not already!

LOVED this book - the character Margaret was so lovable and I rooted for her the whole time. WOW this book made me laugh and cry! Get this book and write more Carissa - you have quickly become my favorite author.

The ending was great- the rest was a bit repetitive

I’m not upset to have listened to this one, the ending was redemptive enough to still warrant a good review! It does get repetitive, though, so if you struggle to tolerate that for many many many pages, you may want to look elsewhere. Again, though- the end was lovely!!

Horror comes in many forms.

I quite enjoyed this take on a haunted house. The dysfunctional family added to the pit in my stomach. The twists are surprising but not over the top, making this difficult to put down. This was an enjoyable read. I was scared, sad, angry and sympathetic of the characters thanks to the narrator. Well done.

Perfect haunted house tale

Perfect read for spooky season. Fantastic debut with more complexity than I expected. I thought the narrator was great for this.