Title: A House at the Bottom of a Lake

Author: Josh Malerman

Publisher: 2016

Genre: Horror

Pages: 114

Rating: 5/5 stars

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The story begins: young lovers, anxious to connect, agree to a first date, thinking outside of the box.
At seventeen years old, James and Amelia can feel the rest of their lives beginning. They have got this summer and this summer alone to experience the extraordinary.
But they didn’t expect to find it in a house at the bottom of a lake.
The house is cold and dark, but it’s also their own.
Caution be damned, until being carefree becomes dangerous. For the teens must decide: swim deeper into the house—all the while falling deeper in love?
Whatever they do, they will never be able to turn their backs on what they discovered together. And what they learned:
Just because a house is empty, doesn’t mean nobody’s home.

I randomly picked this on up after seeing a review on another book blog. I was intrigued by the premise and had a hankering for a horror story. I absolutely adored this one for the atmosphere and descent into an almost dream state over the course of just a few pages. The lake becomes this otherworldly setting that morphs into a creepy horror show once we start exploring the house. I loved how the characters were adamant about not asking “how.” The premise is fascinating and i was very unsettled by the end of the story. Loved it!

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