I was seeing everything Hendricks was seeing and I'll tell you, some of it really creeped me out.Įven though it seems initially that the major site of the paranormal activity is located in the cellar, eventually it permeates throughout the entire house. I was pleasantly surprised, and impressed, by the Horror imagery. They were all fun to get to know, especially Eddie, but we'll get to him later. I enjoyed Hendricks as a character, as well as her new friends. This is a classic Haunted House story, with a well-executed Teen Scream element. It doesn't take long for the house, and the spirits trapped there, to express their deep-seeded need for vengeance. At home, she is harassed and terrified by a presence lurking there. Unbeknownst to them, they have inadvertently moved into the most infamous house in Drearford, with a frighteningly violent history.Īt school, Hendricks is quickly accepted into the popular crowd, even catching the eye of a local heartthrob. Unfortunately, Steel House, their new home, has other things in mind. Her parents purchase a dilapidated old house to renovate and for her part, Hendricks is hoping to lay low and heal her scarred heart. While it sucks to leave everything she has ever known behind, Hendricks appreciates the opportunity to start over. Hendricks and her family moved to Drearfield in an effort to escape their old life.

With help from the mysterious boy next door, Hendricks makes it her mission to take down the ghosts. And, then, one night, things take a violent turn. Voices whisper in her ear as she lays in bed.

But Hendricks isn't sure if it's the demons of her past haunting her. Hendricks learns from new friends at school that Steele House-the fixer upper her parents are so excited about-is notorious in town. Hendricks wants to lay low and forget her dark, traumatic past.

That's what Hendricks Becker-O'Malley's parents said when they moved their family to the tiny town of Drearfield, New York. ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'S 'BIGGEST AND BEST YA BOOKS OF THE SUMMER'įrom Danielle Vega, YA's answer to Stephen King, comes a new paranormal novel about dark family secrets, deep-seated vengeance, and the horrifying truth that evil often lurks in the unlikeliest of places.Ĭlean slate.

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