William Morrow Paperbacks
Featuring: Lacey; Ella Dane; Eric
400 pages ISBN: 0062283057 EAN: 9780062283054 Kindle: B00BATNQQA Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Lacey and Eric Miszlak have had to deal with plenty of fast
changes in their lives but now they're getting ready to have
a baby and are searching for their dream home. After looking
all over the place, they cannot seem to find anything that
suits either one of them. Then, as their realtor is heading
in the direction of yet another house for them to see, Lacey
sees a dusty rose colored colonial cottage that captures her
heart. Yes, it is definitely a handy-man special and with
her being pregnant, they had agreed that a fixer-upper
wouldn't be feasible, but Lacey doesn't care. This is the
house for her and she already has visions of her family
happily celebrating holidays and living life in this very
house.
The owner of the house lives next door to it and is excited
to offer them a price that they cannot refuse. It doesn't
even matter to Lacey and Eric that people have died
violently in this very house on more than one occasion. So
they settle in and begin preparing it for many years of
happiness.
Something is very wrong in this house, though. There's a
weird and hateful presence that only Lacey sees and feels.
Then therem's the little boy named Drew who is jealous and
troubled. Lacey feels drawn to him because he seems to be so
damaged. She wants to help him so she plays games with him
and bakes cookies for him. Suddenly, she realizes that Drew
has a pretty short fuse. As long as Drew is happy, things
are fine. But when Drew is angry or upset, bad things tend
to happen.
As Lacey starts to investigate the history of her new house,
both she and her baby are put in danger from forces that no
one else sees. Even Eric is withdrawing from her, leaving
her to battle these forces on her own. She is determined to
find out what is going on so that she can save her baby and
herself.
STARTER HOUSE is quite a compelling book. Once you get
started reading it, there's no stopping. I simply had to
keep reading to find out what was going to happen next.
While it is not the scariest book I've ever read, it
certainly has a strong creep factor to the plot. Actually,
as I read STARTER HOUSE, I could easily envision it as a
movie. In fact, the movie would probably be much scarier
than the book.
Ms. Condit does an excellent job of creating a suspenseful
novel that you cannot look away from even though, at times,
you may want to do just that. I cannot say that the
characters were completely likeable but, as a reader, I was
allowed to get to know them pretty well. I did feel that
Lacey should have had more help and attention from Eric but
considering the rest of the circumstances, I could see what
was going wrong there.
It was necessary to tell many stories in order to tell Lacey
and Eric's and this was done in a clean, seamless fashion. I
never got lost or confused once. STARTER HOUSE is a
standalone success and anyone that loves a great ghost story
with several unique twists should definitely grab a copy
immediately.
Promising talent Sonja Condit makes her debut with Starter
House, an eerie and mesmerizing tale about a young couple
whose new house holds deadly secrets from the past, sure to
appeal to fans of Heart-Shaped Box and The Thirteenth Tale.
From the moment Lacey sees the house with the beautiful wood
staircase, she knows she’s found her dream home. Growing up
rootless with her flighty mother, Ella Dane, a self-
proclaimed psychic, Lacey is determined to give her unborn
baby the stability she never had.
But shortly after she and her husband, Eric, move in, the
warm and welcoming house becomes cold and dark. There is
something malevolent within these walls that wants to hurt
her unborn child—a terrifying presence that only she can
sense. And there is Drew, a demanding and temperamental
little boy who mysteriously appears when Lacey is alone.
To protect her unborn child and save her family, Lacy must
discover the truth about her dream house and the troubled
Drew—a decades-old mystery involving secrets, violence, and
guilt—and confront an evil that has lingered in wait for
years.
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