Horrid, Katrina Leno
Horrid, Katrina Leno
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Horrid

Author: Katrina Leno

Narrator: Heather Costa

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/15/2021


Synopsis

From the author of You Must Not Miss comes a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and Agatha Christie.

Following her father's death, Jane North-Robinson and her mom move from sunny California to the dreary, dilapidated old house in Maine where her mother grew up. All they want is a fresh start, but behind North Manor's doors lurks a history that leaves them feeling more alone . . . and more tormented.

As the cold New England autumn arrives, and Jane settles in to her new home, she finds solace in old books and memories of her dad. She steadily begins making new friends, but also faces bullying from the resident "bad seed," struggling to tamp down her own worst nature in response. Jane's mom also seems to be spiraling with the return of her childhood home, but she won't reveal why. Then Jane discovers that the "storage room" her mom has kept locked isn't for storage at all—it's a little girl's bedroom, left untouched for years and not quite as empty of inhabitants as it appears . . .

Is it grief? Mental illness? Or something more . . . horrid?

About Katrina Leno

Katrina Leno was born on the East Coast and currently lives in Los Angeles. She is the author of seven critically acclaimed novels, including You Must Not Miss, Horrid, and Sometime in Summer. The Umbrella Maker's Son is her middle grade debut. She has always loved the rain.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie on November 02, 2020

OwlCrate's September 2020 Box : My Rep Code: MEL10 ❤️ ARC provided by The Novl "Three little girls all eating things they weren’t supposed to eat. Three little girls all eating things in order to fill their bodies with something other than the anger, the rage, that would otherwise cons......more

Goodreads review by daph pink ♡ on January 27, 2022

DARK, CLEVER, ENGAGING and SPINE TINGLING. It’s been a while since I have read a good y/a horror mystery and the I would be lying if I didn’t say that the main two reasons that I was drawn to this book was because , 1.That deliciously creepy cover, this cover has definitely made it into my best cover......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on March 29, 2021

September OwlCrate Unboxing and Review This one ended up being pretty dang good - if you are curious about my thoughts (on book box and the book) - check out the video link! YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat @miranda_reads......more

Goodreads review by emma on March 14, 2023

The two best things that any character can be are, in my opinion, the following: - villainous - a complicated girl This book about acts of pure wickedness and the young ladies who do them fits so well into those parameters I wouldn't be surprised if it were designed for them, my dear boy. Add to that th......more

Goodreads review by Riley on August 24, 2020

this was so creepy and very fucked up, exactly what i want when i read a horror book if you are a fan of rory power i think you will really like this......more