How to Sell a Haunted House

A solid 3.49!

Grady Hendrix is a real South Carolinian who is expert at weaving Southern Gothic and weirdsies into each of his books. Every time I read one of his books, I am reminded of the 10 years I lived in Upstate SC.

The author also does a great job of creating individual characters that are reminiscent of real people. I wish we'd had even more of the aunts and cousins.

At first, I was annoyed by the endless sibling bickering; as we get further into the story and learn Mark's backstory, a lot changes. I can say I never really like Louise. But, maybe I'm not supposed to.

I had a hard time putting this book down! So, why not 4 stars? Having read a couple of other books by the author, I expected some gory sections. However, some of the gory sections didn't make much sense (getting hit by a hammer multiple times all over one's body or shelving falling on a person are not going to cause damage similar to shelves falling on a person.