“The house won’t let you leave. Not until you give it what it wants. So you have two choices: either you throw someone down the hole... or you throw yourself down it.”
Guy and Mae don’t know each other, don't like each other, and don't want to be around each other. But they just became unwitting co-owners of an abandoned mansion in the middle of nowhere. It’s dark, derelict, and almost hopelessly beyond repair. But they agree to work together and turn it around, hopefully to sell it for a huge profit. There’s just one little problem...
It has a hole in the basement floor. A hole with neither a bottom nor an explanation. A hole where something dark and ancient dwells. And it likes them even less than they like each other.
Guy and Mae soon discover that they don’t own the house; the house owns them. They can never sell it, or leave it. They are doomed to be ruined by it again and again. Unless they give the hole what it wants: a sacrifice.
A darkly funny descent into the basement from the author of "A Hundred Billion Ghosts" and "Psychic Simon."
If you've ever switched on a television and are not picky, you've probably seen something written by DM Sinclair. He's done more than a hundred hours of that stuff, and will happily take the blame even for the shows he didn't write.
Later he switched to writing books because he thought it might be nice. It isn’t, though.
Nevertheless, he plans to keep writing as long as he is alive. After that, he intends to visit Australia.
Ok firstly, I received this as an ARC from the Author, because well frankly he rocks.
Secondly, I finished this in HOURS because I couldn't put it down!! I'm dying to see what happens next!!! (DM don't make us wait too long!!)
Mae and Guy's characters were fantastic! Truth be told, I REALLY REALLY wanna throw things in the hole! I don't want to give too much away but def the best house flip story you'll find LOL.
Another fantastic read, another fantastic world. This is the third world I've walked through with the author and it's just as great as the last two. Def 1000% one of today's most underrated authors around! Def worth buying, reading, borrowing, building an entire weird shrine around.. whatever tickles your fancy!
The voice its written in is so unique and captivating. I can't wait for the next installment! Even when I thought I knew where the story was going it managed to twist and surprise me.
After reading A Hundred Billion Ghosts and its sequel, naturally I had to read everything else the author currently has!
Hole House had a lot of funny moments with Guy and Mae, and I enjoyed reading about their developing relationship through renovating a very peculiar house. Some passages I ended up skimming because they were a little too slow for me but I did enjoy the story. I have the sequel on preorder now and can't wait to read that one!
5* because I don't want you to even hesitate at grabbing this book. A wonderfully unique story line filled with engaging, lovable characters with an edge of the seat finale. Just do it!!
This was so much fun. I laughed and I cringed. D.M. Sinclair must be slightly off center and for that I rejoice. I have read his previous books and enjoyed them all. An author that makes me lose control and guffaw with abandon is a rarity. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next.