The House by Bentley Little is a horror novel that follows the story of five strangers who share a haunting past connected to a mysterious, creepy little girl and a sinister supernatural presence. The plot revolves around these characters being drawn back to their childhood homes to confront the ancient evil that has pursued them their whole lives, leading to terrifying events and a battle between good and evil. Little's writing style is described as gory, graphic, and twisted, with a focus on demonic elements and twisted realities that keep readers engaged until the last line of the book.

Characters:

Characters are perceived as flat and disconnected, lacking meaningful relationships despite sharing traumatic histories.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is graphic and disturbing, featuring unique structures but some found it disjointed and overly reliant on shock value.

Plot/Storyline:

The plot revolves around five strangers drawn back to their childhood home, confronting a haunting rooted in their past, but suffers from pacing issues and lacks resolution.

Setting:

The setting centers around a haunted house, depicted as dark and complex, representing the characters' troubled pasts.

Pacing:

The pacing varies, with an engaging start giving way to a slower, more drawn-out second half that fails to maintain suspense.

Daniel heard his wife’s voice, felt her hands gently shaking him awake, but it had been a long time since he’d gotten up this early and his body resisted. He moaned, turned over, dug deeper into the b...

Notes:

The House features five strangers connected by their haunted childhoods.

The characters are introduced as strangers, lacking real connections throughout the story.

The first half of the book is intriguing while the second half slows down due to increased page count.

There are unanswered questions left by the end, not significantly hindering the enjoyment of the book.

The story includes a ghostly butler and a haunting little girl that impact the characters deeply.

The plot revolves around confronting past trauma linked to an ancient evil in a house.

The style includes multiple perspectives, making it hard to remember characters initially.

Certain graphic scenes have drawn criticism from readers.

The novel mixes horror with elements of adventure and suspense.

Some readers found the story long and felt it could have benefited from being shorter.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

Content warnings include graphic violence, child abuse, sexual deviance, and gore.

From The Publisher:

Five strangers discover that they share a terrifying bond, memories of a haunted childhood growing up in houses that are eerily identical to one another, and come together to confront the nightmare of the past and to escape the unspeakable secret of the h

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The House

Bentley Little

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