Haunt Sweet Home By Sarah Pinsker

Haunt Sweet Home is an eerie and immersive ghost story by Sarah Pinsker, a multi-award-winning author known for her vivid imagination and complex characters. The novel follows Mara, a directionless twenty-something who lands a job as a night-shift production assistant on her cousin’s ghost hunting and home makeover reality TV show, Haunt Sweet Home. As she navigates the world of staged scares, hiding fog machines in the woods and setting up creepy encounters for unsuspecting homeowners, Mara begins to feel increasingly uneasy.

What starts as a job requiring a strong tolerance for duplicity soon turns into something more unsettling. A series of inexplicable and disturbing events on set, coupled with the arrival of a mysterious and creepy new coworker, makes Mara question the line between the staged and the real. As the supernatural elements of the show bleed into her reality, Mara is forced to confront her own fears and the truths she’s been avoiding, not just about the world around her, but about herself.

Haunt Sweet Home is more than just a ghost story; it’s a nuanced exploration of self-discovery and the journey into adulthood. Pinsker masterfully blends supernatural suspense with emotional depth, creating a narrative that is as haunting as it is heartwarming. This novel is a must-read for fans of atmospheric horror and character-driven stories. 📚❤️