The Staircase in the Woods | 
so-so⭐️⭐️⭐️interesting take on the lore of staircases in the woods. Dealing with friendships, trauma while giving a unique look at haunted houses. The story stopped and stalled too much for me. Characters felt undeveloped. Needed more exploration. It was just ok.
Reading a spooky book about a forest...while in a forest! 😱🌿📖 Happy Friday, Litsy family! 💕
bailedSPOILERS BUT NOT FOR BOOK.
1. Premise taken from /u/searchandrescuewoods (/r/nosleep).
2. Setting taken from The Backrooms (or used, idk).
3. Original authors/sources? No attribution. Maybe a sentence or two.
Wendig just added characters. It disappointed me. Wendig took inspiration (good!). His chronically online vibe can‘t have overlooked Reddit and one of the most popular concepts of online horror. It felt stolen. Theft, not inspiration.
pickCreepypasta meets found family in 'The Staircase in the Woods.' The heart of the story rests in the trope of found family and what happens when a friend disappears. The book is reminiscent of early King. The characters are well fleshed out and developed. I enjoyed the creepiness of the staircase in both timelines: when they were teenagers and 20 years later. 5 stars.
Thank you, NetGalley. It comes out April 29th.
panARC: out 4/29
As a horror nerd, this one just didn‘t hit for me. A mix of ‘Haunting of Hill House‘ (Netflix version) & ‘IT‘ - but got bogged down by repetition, hollow central characters that veered on vapid, and horror that just felt childish and goofy.
If you don‘t already like horror (like expletives, gross images, etc), this off the table won‘t be for you, regardless.
A 2.5/5 for me. 🤷🏻♀️ I had high hopes.
pickI'm a big fan of Chuck Wendig. He combines horror and supernatural elements together in such a unique way that every book of his I read takes me on a new unforgettable journey.
The decent into madness in this story by one of the characters was truly terrifying. 😱
Great read for horror fans! #NetGalley
pickThis was so incredibly good; a unique and creepy story that at its heart is about friendship and how our friendships can help us navigate our lives.
Plus an incredibly unique way to depict how homes absorb our stories. I recommend this book wholeheartedly and know it will stick with me.
Thanks to NetGalley and Del Rey for this
ARC in return for my honest review.
Book 81 of 2024
##chuckwendig #delrey #netgalley
My latest #netgalley books. I really need to start reading more of the books I got from them. 😬
