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The Spite House
The Spite House: A Novel | Johnny Compton
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ImperfectCJ
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This one starts out quite creepy with the story unfolding in a gradual, satisfying way, but then it takes a fork in the road that doesn't quite work for me. There's a plot point that seems central but then kind of gets sidelined, and the logic behind the haunting kind of breaks down. Still a good read, even though it loses steam in the second half.

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Sharpeipup
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Spotted during my #audiowalk

KadaGul @Sharpeipup What a great bumper sticker!#Loveit 8mo
Sharpeipup @kadaGul agreed! 8mo
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khooliha
The Spite House: A Novel | Johnny Compton

Hey Eric, do you not want to talk to a reporter about what happened at the house or do you want to intimidate a librarian into telling you about what happened at the house? I feel you should pick one.

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EmberIvyRose
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Audiobook pick:
I think I may be in the minority, as I see some raving reviews on this one. I was bored for 75% of this. Later it did get a bit more interesting but not worth the slog to get there. Lots of telling vs showing in this novelist's writing. Not scary, just some moments of creepiness. I was overall very underwhelmed. The narrator was great though, loved his performance.

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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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I do love a good haunted house tale! This sounds most promising! “The house would not let them live there without them doing what they were paid to do. The question was whether the money would be enough of a compensation for what the house might do to them. Eunice‘s previous tenants in the Masson House—Jane and Max Renner—could attest to that, presuming Max cared to ever resurface and Jane regained the ability to speak” (38). No spoilers, please!

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snapsnarlgrowl
The Spite House: A Novel | Johnny Compton

Eric and the girls just left the spite house to head for Eunice‘s and I have a fictional little old lady I‘d like to drop kick.

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Balibee146
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I can no longer ignore the massive pile of clean clothes that need ironed.... So putting aside my current print books (boo) and starting this new one on audible.

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Twainy
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This story was so odd & creepy but when the twist hit the pages at about 75% in … I was all in! Great haunted house book. For all the reasons to be cursed. It also makes me want to go see if a Spite House is a thing!!

I really liked the main cast of characters. Even the mustache twirling one. Good October book!

Same narrator as the SA Cosby books! ♥️

#31by31 … 18/31

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/4

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Djspens
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⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 this was a good pick for an eery October read. The ending left too many questions but overall I enjoyed it! My little friend here may or may not have snuck out of the pages 👻

tpixie Yikes! 🧟‍♀️ 👻 🎃 1y
ShelleyBooksie Your friend is terrifying 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😱😱😱 1y
Gissy Love your little friend, spooky ☺️ 12mo
IMASLOWREADER great photo 😂 10mo
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DeeLew
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Currently reading. Also, I‘ve already started decorating my cubicle for Halloween 🎃

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DeeLew
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I had an Amazon gift card burning a hole in pocket 🤷🏼‍♀️💀 📚

5feet.of.fury Spite House is so good! 1y
DeeLew @5feet.of.fury I only discovered Spite House recently but it sounds like it is right up my alley. I think I‘m going to try to save it for October, but I don‘t know if I can wait. Lol 1y
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Robotswithpersonality
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Sidebar: look at that smile! 😁 Did not expect this happy face to bring me such a good horror book. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Robotswithpersonality
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Quality chills. Very solid delivery of main theme: Even if an injustice sparks the spite it's corrosive to any who hold on to it. Rage becoming self-destruction/corruption or neglect and cruelty to others, even toxic masculinity to a lesser extent - [grandfather's motto, his bullying, imposing behaviour, show of force as power, messaging of how older patriarchs can really poison the mind of a younger generation]. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Really loved how the author handled the inclusion of what might otherwise be classic eyeroll-worthy horror tropes/plot holes.
Props for teasing the mystery of why the family is on the run, while also giving a truly believable set of circumstances of why they're desperate and out of options enough to consider staying in a haunted house.
Again with the initial reporter interaction, a much more skillful setup of a common horror trope (why wouldn't you listen to a sincere warning, offer of info about your dodgy circumstances?), making the character's disregard of help offered, plausible.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? Also skillful in bringing you into the minds of certain selfish, unlikeable characters, not really so you empathize, but so you see how often they don't perceive any wrongdoing in their actions, or see the ends justifying the means regardless, aka the slippery slope to becoming a monster of the real world. 1y
Robotswithpersonality 4/? Makes really great, well-controlled, use of shifting POV - building up story and perspective of main characters, but also teasing snippets from other relevant people that give POV of house history in particular. 1y
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Robotswithpersonality 5/? I enjoyed the parallel narratives of certain story aspects :
1) family mystery/drama for father and daughters; history of father with his own grandfather; dark family mystery of the Houghtons
2) Mystery of the house, why built; why haunted
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Robotswithpersonality 6/? I could see parts of the third act raising some eyebrows less in shock than in stretched disbelief, and some outcries of 'not all mysteries alluded to solved by the end', but perhaps it's my atheistic self that finds the points at which the narrative chooses to dive into the loosely explained paranormal and where it chooses not to try and explain what mortal man can't possibly know or explain (assuming its existence) very appealing.
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Robotswithpersonality 7/7 And can I just say how marvelous it was to read horror giving me all the creepy vibes WITHOUT needing to gross me out at the same time? Horror writers: it doesn't have to be disgusting to scare me. This is proof!

Basically I loved this, and will be eagerly anticipating the next Compton horror novel.

⚠️Racism, child abuse, child death
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Gissy
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Unpopular opinion because this one has low rating but I enjoyed it. Eric is in disguised with 2 daughters, something happened in the past that they left abruptly. He needs to work and gain some money and need a place to stay for his daughters. Then, there is a well paid job offer where the catch? He has to live in a house documenting everything that he sees in the house. What happen in the house, what is the history. It has a couple of twists⬇️

5feet.of.fury I loved this one. So freakin creepy! 1y
Gissy It is not perfect but I like this character Eric. It will turn in something paranormal that maybe that is the reason that didn‘t work for some readers. 3.5/3.8⭐️
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Robotswithpersonality
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Robotswithpersonality
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Highly effective imagery!

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5feet.of.fury
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So good. Literally gave me nightmares.

Gissy I enjoyed this one too 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool pic 🩷 1y
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NicoleCeBallos
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I absolutely loved this and was very surprised it was his debut novel. I loved the characters and the backstory of the house/land. It was giving off serious The Haunting Of Hill House vibes. #horror

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ReadingOver50
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This book was great. I really enjoyed reading it. It was very interesting. A father and two daughters are on the run from something (we don't find out what until the end). He takes a job investigating a haunted house for a large amount of money. This house is really haunted and puts everyone in danger. There are a lot of themes about death and what life is after death. This seemed different from other haunted house books.

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BeeMagical
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Book 88📚 3.9⭐️

Good spooky haunted house story! Some lore, some ghosts, a few orphans.

Solid novel.

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Jenken1998
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A man and his kids on the run end up taking a job staying at and documenting a haunted house. Will he stay to get the huge paycheck so they can restart their lives, or will the house claim them as it's next victims? It was decent. I read it in one day.. A weird twist i didn't see. 3.5 stars.

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candc320
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This one was really strange. The audiobook narrator has such a deep, calming voice that he seemed to lull me into zoning out more than keeping me on the edge of my seat. There were also a good amount of characters and I found myself drifting in and out of the story without always getting who they were talking about and how they each related to the other characters. That being said it was still a cool concept and a great ending! 🌟🌟🌟

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Rachiiebookdragon
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Mehso-so

This was a odd and ok read.

Read for reading challenges.

3.75/5

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Nessavamusic
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There is a lot going on in this twisty turn-y haunted horror. A father and his two daughters are running from their past and take a job that seems to good too be true. Stay in a house that may be haunted and document their experience and make enough money to restart their life. There is way more to the story though which unravels through multiple POV‘s. I think that was the one weakness-too many POV‘s. However, I still really enjoyed this ⬇️4⭐️

Nessavamusic Genuinely creepy! Note includes creepy children. #EasterOMC second book done! 2y
Clwojick Well done! Woohoo! 🎉 2y
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gossamerchild
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I enjoyed this. A creepy haunted house story with just the right amount of horror.

#horror

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AnnRaz
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“If something had to be done, then it had to be done. Thinking on it for too long was just going to raise doubt and invite fear that, while valid, results in inaction.”

Sleepswithbooks This looks good - I just stacked it 🙂 2y
AnnRaz @Sleepswithbooks it was a good read! 2y
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Sara_Planz
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I really enjoyed this and cannot believe this is Johnny Compton's debut novel! Drawing on southern legends and told from multiple POVs, it features wonderful character building, while adding a creepy and mysterious tone at the same time. I love that this revolves around different families and the supposed sins and tragedies of the past. This was an innovative version of the haunted house story!

5feet.of.fury Sounds awesome! & love I the photo! 2y
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wildwoodreads
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I enjoyed The Spite House, but I do think it could have used just a little bit of polishing up. There were so many questions left unanswered, and the author alluded to the big reveal way too much. I knew what was coming before I ever got to that point. But it was a fun, quick, somewhat spooky read. So I don‘t regret my time reading it. And I‘d probably read more from this author

Full review: https://wildwoodreads.com/2023/02/24/the-spite-house/

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TorieStorieS
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I can‘t resist a haunted house story at any time of the year! In various perspectives, a father & his daughters are living under the radar towards Texas. When Eric finds an ad for a job that seems to too good to be true, he comes to stay in the titular spite house. Built on land with a dark history, the house has a hateful presence. The plot holds some surprises- particularly in just what drove them from home. I wanted more chills though!

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wildwoodreads
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🌧️🌧️🌧️My rainy Saturday night plans.🌧️🌧️🌧️

Grrlbrarian THOSE PLANS ✨🙌 2y
faelinwolf Yum, Insomnia Cookies are my favorite! Hope you had a wonderful evening! 😊 2y
wildwoodreads @Grrlbrarian It was heavenly 😊 2y
wildwoodreads @faelinwolf They are the best! 2y
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wildwoodreads
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Welcome to Alabama. Where it never stops raining. Which makes it hard to take pictures of books outside. So enjoy this generic collage. Hopefully we will see the sun soon. 😂

Anyhow it‘s February. So what are you reading this month? I‘m still enjoying fantasy but I want to add a few horror reads in this month too.

https://wildwoodreads.com/2023/01/31/february-2023-tbr/

KathyWheeler I‘m so sick of the rain! Then if it‘s not rainy, it‘s really cloudy and looks like it‘s going to rain any minute. 2y
wildwoodreads @KathyWheeler Yes! And everything is so muddy. 2y
KathyWheeler @wildwoodreads Yep. Today it‘s sunny and nice but I‘m sure we‘ll get rain again soon enough. 2y
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