Maike’s Reviews > The September House > Status Update

Even though I found the emphasis on strong women rather on the nose, the ending did touch and surprise me to an extent. I am glad to have read the book.

Daaaamn. When they were about to leave the house I almost bought it. Thought that maybe there'd be a twist reveal after a time jump, after Margaret would have been in treatment, court case through and all. But whew, what a way to storm into the final chapter(s?). Daaaamn!

So hard to tell what might be true anymore. Someone is about to go down into the basement and there is no knowing if the evil spirit is gonna get them or whether they will find Hal's dead body... let alone that there still are the bones of Elias' mom in the house somewhere. Rather glued to the book.

55% and I would not be entirely surprised if Margaret or the neighbour Edie were actually dead already. Or the daughter not real. No big clues for any of that, but so far some things were only hinted at in subtle ways anyways.

It definitely makes you question how reliable a narrator Margaret is and whether everything she sees is real, or at least whether those visions actually are/could be as clear for anybody else as they are for her.

Katherine still annoys the hell out of me, but it's been a nice twist of sorts to find out more about Margaret, the protagonist. How violent Hal actually used to be. How much M had bent down to keep what felt like control. And I love how with each research outing now she receives these subtle hints on the Vale situation that is having a hold on her home. Something very cinematic about it.

Spoiler (Not that I think anybody will ever look at this, but still): I am so annoyed by the hot headed daughter. I hate how she just carelessly creates literal chaos; it actually hurts to read how she tears up her father's office, justified anger or not.