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A House at the Bottom of a Lake

Josh Malerman

Start date: July 9, 2019

Finish date: July 10, 2019

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Jul 27, 2019 Shannara rated it it was amazing

2020
So this was a reread for me, which I don’t often do. But I remember really enjoying the creepiness of this one a lot. As for the second time around, I’m just as creeped out.

I feel like I would have taken one look at the roof and been like, NOPE!! Not going in there!! But I assume there’s a pull like moths to a flame, which freaks me out. As if there was no other choice than to go inside. To be scared and have to proceed anyway.

James and Amelia are almost sickeningly cute together. I guess 2020
So this was a reread for me, which I don’t often do. But I remember really enjoying the creepiness of this one a lot. As for the second time around, I’m just as creeped out.

I feel like I would have taken one look at the roof and been like, NOPE!! Not going in there!! But I assume there’s a pull like moths to a flame, which freaks me out. As if there was no other choice than to go inside. To be scared and have to proceed anyway.

James and Amelia are almost sickeningly cute together. I guess when you’re experiencing that sort of thing together, it changes your relationship and brings you closer together, but damn... (view spoiler) Hence the hell no!!!

I’m sure many people aren’t scared by this book and I wouldn’t say I was scared, but freaked out. I kept shaking my head and telling them not to go on. I do love a book that can give me chills and pull me in as much as Josh Malerman’s books can. I recommend this as suspense, not horror and I’m eager to read some more of Malerman’s works!!

2019
This book was intense, mysterious, sensual, and fantastic all in rapid succession. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but know from reading Bird Box that Josh Malerman can really draw a reader into a different world. (view spoiler) Once again, Josh Malerman has written a great book, I could hardly put it down. ...more

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Jan 15, 2019 Leslie Ray rated it it was amazing

This was classified as horror, but I wouldn't call it horror in the conventional sense. There is a sense of creepiness and foreboding as the protagonists discover and explore the fantastical premise of a house at the bottom of a secret lake that they find only by traveling through a narrow tunnel. Not to give too much away, but the house defies all laws of physics as it stands and is fully furnished with items that appear normal despite being underwater. If you read The Bird Box, this is totally ...more

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Nov 05, 2018 Kylie Amber rated it it was ok · review of another edition

*2.5 Stars*

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Aug 20, 2018 Kitkat rated it it was ok

2.5

I'm confused a list of the ending. I thought the romance was okay but the mystery of the house. The house is my favorite thing but I want to know what happened at the end. ...more

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Jul 22, 2019 Erica rated it it was ok

Shelves: horror

I was torn giving this book 2 stars because I did enjoy the first half of the book (in a way). The language was simple, and the characters had about 2 motivations which didn't make any sense, and these kids just kind of blew off their jobs and families to spend time on a lake exploring... OKAY THAT'S FINE BUT WHERE'S THE HORROR? I felt that Malerman was repeating the same thing over-and-over as I got closer to the end of the story. (view spoiler) ...more

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Dec 31, 2016 Empress Reece (Hooked on Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror, zzexp_2016-read, own-it, zzexp_2016-horror-challenge, under-the-sea, novella

I didn't like it as much as I did Bird Box, which is one of my favorites, but it was still good. I especially liked the originality of it-it's not a storyline I've came across before. ...more

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Jul 07, 2017 ⚡ mary rated it really liked it

This novel was absolutely intriguing, it has a great title and an air of mystery.

Although I was hoping that this would be a horror/ thriller type of novel, it is not. I have a knack for adventure and to be honest, I'd love to find a freaking house at the bottom of a lake and be able to explore it, I'm sure many of us would want to as well. The short novel was off to a great start- until the actual house was found, from there on the pace was exceedingly fast and it would've been nice if there wa ...more

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