Incidents Around the House: A Novel: The Inspiration for the Movie "Other Mommy"

for starters I would've given this book 2.5 stars if that was an option because the initial start to the book keeps you on your toes and makes it hard to stop reading. it is unbelievably chilling reading the descriptions of all the nefarious activities of the entity from the perspective of an 8 year old child and I love that. however the lack of quotations and all the random gaps make it a little harder to read, I understand that it was done for style but I truly think he could've added some quotations and it would be made for an easier read with nearly the same effect. and the real reason I couldn't give this book the full 5 stars that I thought I would give it for the first 3/4 of the book is because the ending is trash. many reviews say the same and I wish I would've read them before purchasing. the ending leaves you on a very disappointing cliff hanger. I had such high hopes for this book only to feel like I wasted my time because I'm so deeply disappointed with how it ended. if you choose to read it anyway it does have an amazing storyline at first, I'd just say don't have high hopes for the ending.

you can tell this was written by someone who doesn't have kids. and that bothered me because how old is this child? she's using a toddler potty seat but also getting bad grades on book reports? the first half was good enough to keep me going and I look forward to seeing the movie.

the emotional equivalent to a killer clown movie. don't read this if you have children, have met children, or know any children. interesting concept, upsetting beyond belief