A House With Good Bones

I liked the quirky tone of the narrator and how Sam uses her archaeology-related skills to work through the mystery (though she seems to live in a happy parallel universe where search engines still return useful results and all those special interest blogs still exist). The mystery is set up very well, in a way where at first you wouldn't be sure that it isn't just some mental breakdown by Sam's Mom. The later action scenes were a bit confusing to me and the villain(s) turned out to be very one-dimensional. Still, an enjoyable read/listen.

Sam, a thirty-something entomologist, temporarily moves back to the family home to cover a housing gap. The house, where her mother now lives, was originally the home of her now-deceased grandmother, the cruel and overbearing Gran Mae. Sam notices some jarring differences in both her mum and the house, and the story unravels from there.

This book was the perfect easy and entertaining read to end and begin the year with. I enjoyed it and finished it very quickly. I could have done with more tension and a bit more length once the horror really kicked off. Also more insects! Still, T. Kingfisher remains one of my favourite recently-discovered authors and I will read every horror book she puts out.