Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Seven YA books for "The Haunting of Hill House" fans

At the BN Teen Blog, Nicole Hill tagged seven YA books for fans of The Haunting of Hill House, including:
Possess, by Gretchen McNeil

Haunted dolls may be the most startling trope ever to have been created, and McNeil uses them to great effect in Possess. The dolls aren’t the only problem for Bridget Liu, who starts hearing voices in her head after her father is killed. The voices, as it turns out, belong to demons, whom Bridget must send back to the great (or terrible, maybe) beyond. Not all the spirits Bridget encounters, though, are evil, and their existence makes her mission murky—as does the interview with her father’s killer, which reveals a far broader supernatural plot.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue