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Review: House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman
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Review: House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman

The house feels empty, but is anybody home?

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Aug 24, 2024
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Josh Malerman’s A House at the Bottom of a Lake, from Del Rey Books.

“Both seventeen. Both afraid. But both saying yes.”

The Short Version:

The Pitch: A haunted house story (at the bottom of a lake, incidentally) meets a summer romance.

The Short Version: The author of Birdbox tries his hand at a haunted house story. Suffers from pacing issues, and never …

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