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When Ghost Call Me Home Katya de Becerra
Genre: Young Adult Horror
Publishing date: October 3rd, 2023
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Synopsis
Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the power of family ties and the trauma that lurks there.
When Sophia Galich was twelve, she starred in her older sister Layla’s amateur horror movie Vermillion, which recorded raw footage of her very real reactions to scenes her sister concocted in their old Californian house on the coast–Cashore House.
In the years after the film’s release, Sophia’s relationship with her sister became more strained, while her memories of the now-infamous house fueled her nightmares. Vermillion amassed an army of fanatical fans who speculated about the film’s hidden messages, and it was rumored that Layla made a pact with the devil–her soul in exchange for fame and arcane knowledge. Sophia dismissed this as gossip…until Layla disappeared.
Now, Sophia must study the trail of clues Layla has left behind, returning to the very place where it all began. As she gets closer and closer to Cashore House’s haunted heart, she must once again confront the ghosts of her childhood. But the house won’t reveal its secrets without a fight.
Review
From the desk of Gwendalyn
This book was received from the Author, and Publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.
This is a non spoiler review, because you as reader need to read this book. Also, I feel sometimes I have in the past gave away to much of the plot line. This has diminished the pleasure for would be readers.
When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya De Becerra is a thrillingly eerie book, with one of the best unreliable narrators I have come across in a YA book.
Sophia Galich starred in her sisters Layla’s home done horror movie, called Vermillion, when she was twelve years old. The movie features Cashore House, a place that holds many secrets. Like the fate of a Russian ballerina who died there in the 1930s. The amateur film footage has a had a huge cult following, because some say it leads watchers to questionable paranormal experience. Now seventeen Sophia’s sisters strange disappearance, moving her to be apart of a documentary reenactment of the malevolent first movie. Sophia hopes to clarify the mystery that shroud her memories of that fated film.
Oh this was such a good book, from the wicked setting to authors ability to create an ominous sow creep as the book slowly unfolds. The unreliable narration from the main MC, along with the backstory, creates a thrilling, addictive paranormal storyline. A definite showstopper, perfect for the spooky season.
Thank you to @tbrbeyondtours & @katyadebecerra @pagestreetya for having me as part of the tour
Author
Katya de Becerra writes atmospheric young adult horror featuring determined characters, complicated families and enigmatic places. Critics called her debut What The Woods Keep “a thoughtful and compelling horror fantasy” (The Bulletin) and “a narrative that will keep readers enthralled” (Booklist), while her second novel Oasis earned a starred review from Booklist. Katya regularly publishes short fiction in anthologies and literary magazines. She is also co-editor of the anthology This Fresh Hell, which reimagines and subverts horror tropes in new and unexpected ways. As a child, Katya wanted to be an Egyptologist, but instead she earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology and now works at a university, where she teaches and researches as well as supervises graduate students in Anthropology, Creative Writing and Education. Katya is a short version of her real name, which is very long and gets mispronounced a lot. Her third novel, When Ghosts Call Us Home, is forthcoming in 2023.
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