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The Girl at Maywood Manor
The Girl at Maywood Manor: A Young Adult Gothic Thriller | S. A. Sebuchi
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When the past beckons, some doors should remain closed... Holly May always throws herself into fixing everyone else's problems. So when her estranged grandmother extends an invitation to her grand, isolated manor for a "birthday blessing," Holly jumps at the chance to bring the family together again. But from the moment she arrives, something feels off. The manor pulses with strange energy, her grandmother's behavior shifts from charming to chilling and strange occurrences become increasingly sinister. As Holly uncovers the dark secrets lurking in her grandmother's past, she fears the so-called blessing may actually be a curse-and there's no one to help her escape. Can Holly unravel the truth in time, or will the manor's secrets claim her too? The Girl at Maywood Manor is a gothic young adult thriller that masterfully blends suspense, eerie settings, and emotional depth-perfect for lovers of dark and twisty tales.
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In Holly May's family, every granddaughter is invited to their estranged paternal grandmother's house when they are about to turn 17 & usually leave with an expensive present. It's soon to be Holly's turn, but all Holly wants is to fix the rift between her father & grandmother.

When she arrives at the manor house, there are some oddities: her phone doesn't work, the staff seem strangely reticent except for the charming yet obsequious Austin,

OutsmartYourShelf & her grandmother shifts from being friendly to chilling at a moment's notice. As Holly begins to uncover the secrets about the house & her grandmother's past, she realises she is trapped with no way of getting help.

This is an entertaining YA mystery thriller with some paranormal undertones. I feel that it's aimed at a similar audience to the 'Point Horror' series from the 1990s with a few chills & some light romance but nothing graphic.
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OutsmartYourShelf The characters are ultimately forgettable & I probably won't remember much about this one in a year's time, but it was perfectly readable. 4🌟

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Osoberry Press, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7557448367
Read 26th-28th June 2025

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DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 5h
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