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This Cursed House
This Cursed House | Del Sandeen
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In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a position with a mysterious family in New Orleans, only to discover the dark truth: Theyre under a curse, and they think she can break it. In the fall of 1962, twenty-seven-year-old Jemma Barker is desperate to escape her life in Chicagoand the spirits she has always been able to see. When she receives an unexpected job offer from the Duchon family in New Orleans, she accepts, thinking it is her chance to start over. But Jemma discovers that the Duchon family isnt what it seems. Light enough to pass as white, the Black family members look down on brown-skinned Jemma. Their tenuous hold on reality extends to all the members of their eccentric clan, from haughty grandmother Honorine to beautiful yet inscrutable cousin Fosette. And soon the shocking truth comes out: The Duchons are under a curse. And they think Jemma has the power to break it. As Jemma wrestles with the gift shes run from all her life, she unravels deeper and more disturbing secrets about the mysterious Duchons. Secrets that stretch back over a century. Secrets that bind her to their fate if she fails.
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Megabooks
This Cursed House | Del Sandeen
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Mehso-so

Eesh. Not my favorite from #aardvark. This felt a little thin and drawn out to me. I eventually ended up skimming. Better editing (and cutting about 75 pages of redundant stuff) could‘ve helped.

Jemma finds employment at a house in New Orleans. She initially thinks she‘s being hired as a tutor, but the family has different ideas and is hiding a lot of secrets. Some may unlock parts of Jemma‘s past.

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MaleficentBookDragon
This Cursed House | Del Sandeen
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AardvarkBookClub Wahoo!!! Happy October box friend! ☺️💜 2mo
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Sace
This Cursed House | Del Sandeen
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My first book from #AardvarkBookClub arrived today! I can‘t wait to read it!

 @AardvarkBookClub

AardvarkBookClub Happy first box! 📦❤️ Thank you so much for trying us out! 2mo
Sace @AardvarkBookClub I‘m eagerly awaiting November 1st! I‘ve already started a list of previous books that I want to add to my box. 2mo
AardvarkBookClub @Sace 🥹☺️💜 2mo
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LibraryCin
This Cursed House | Del Sandeen
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This was really good. I was pulled in early on, and the surprises continued to come. The Duchons are a piece of work, though I think the author does do a good job of showing multiple sides to a couple of them, and there are reasons why some of them are the way they are. Given the time period and place, there is some historical fiction thrown in to this horror/ghost story, as well, which I quite like.

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MaleficentBookDragon
This Cursed House | Del Sandeen
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Another great month for the @AardvarkBookClub
I could have gotten at least 4 more but I need to show some
#aardvarkbookclub
What did you all get?

AardvarkBookClub Fantastic choices friend 😉💖 3mo
Avanders 👏🏼👏🏼 3mo
Sace I also got This Cursed House! 2mo
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Sace
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So I‘ve been stalking #aardvarkbookclub for a couple of months but nothing ever really appealed to me enough to join. That all changed today 😂

AardvarkBookClub Ahahahah welcome officially to the club!!! 🫶😉 3mo
Sace @AardvarkBookClub Thanks! I even found another past book. Such a shame I couldn‘t go ahead and put in my box in preparation for November 😂 3mo
AardvarkBookClub @Sace 🤣🤣🤣🤣 3mo
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PatriciaU
THIS CURSED HOUSE. | DEL. SANDEEN
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I recently did a session for a podcast at one of my local libraries where we talked about our most anticipated Fall releases. Here‘s the link if you‘re interested - https://youtu.be/8yl4kNrwYfE?si=sYzpLvdxigkgcIMw