Book: Incidents around the house

 Book: Incidents Around The House

Author: Josh Malerman

Pages: 384

This is my 141st read for the year

What Amazon Says:

To 8 year old Bela, her family is her world.  There's mommy, daddo, and Grandma Ruth.  But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: "Can I go inside your heart"?  When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and over, Bela understands that unless she says yes, her family will soon pay.  Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder.  Only the bonds of the family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parents' marriage.  The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.  But Other Mommy needs an answer.

This book was terrible.  I did read Malerman's Bird Box series, and enjoyed those, but this one was so bad.  Story isn't really that scary, and the characters are not great.  Told from a child's perspective.  The ending is really what did it for me - dropped this from a 2 star down to a 1.  What in the world was the author thinking with the big dialogue this mother tells this little kid?  Nonsense.  

Stars: 1