HOUSE OF THORNS
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Published August 20, 2024
In the vein of The Haunting of Hill House, a teen returns to the mysterious house from her past to search for her missing sister and uncover the truth of Brier Hall in this atmospheric and eerie modern gothic novel.
Lia Peartree is haunted—by memories, by her past, by secrets, by the ones she left behind. Five years ago, the Peartrees fled their home—the infamous ancestral Brier Hall—and never looked back. But her oldest sister went missing that night, and there’s been no sign of her since.
In the aftermath, the Peartrees are traumatized and get by however they can. Lia’s remaining sister Ali says yes to any bad idea, and Lia tries so desperately to be the perfect daughter that it’s tearing her apart. But as the five year anniversary of the night they left nears, Lia begins seeing her missing sister everywhere, and memories of Brier Hall won’t leave her alone.
When Ali disappears with no warning except a cryptic phone call—“don’t follow me when I’m gone”—Lia is sure she’s gone back to Brier Hall. Lia must go home one final time and face what haunts her in an effort to find her sisters and uncover the truth of her past.
House of Thorns is an Amazon Editor’s Pick Best Book of August 2024!
Praise for House of Thorns
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“As gorgeous as it is spine-chilling, House of Thorns echoes with the question of grief, and what it does to those who have to fill the missing space afterward.”
— Chloe Gong, #1 NYT Bestselling Author of These Violent Delights
“A beautifully creepy tale of love, loss, and healing, House of Thorns will keep you just as trapped as Brier Hall until the last page is turned.”
— Hannah Whitten, NYT Bestselling Author of For the Wolf
“Cleverly written, eerie and atmospheric, House of Thorns is an intricate gothic tale that lingers like a haunting dream.”
— Lyndall Clipstone, Author of Lakesedge and Unholy Terrors
“Breathlessly tense and feverishly beautiful, House of Thorns will haunt you from the moment you step inside.”
— Tara Goedjen, Author of No Beauties or Monsters
“Isabel Strychacz’s thriller about a girl who must return to the old manor by the sea, where her oldest sister disappeared, in order to save her only remaining sister is a beautiful and haunting tale about sisterly love, grief, and the lengths we will go to save our family. Lyrical prose, suspenseful pacing, and lots of heart make House of Thorns a stunning novel by an author to watch!”
— Joyce Chua, Author of No Room in Neverland
“House of Thorns is an addictive read brimming with tension and intrigue. Strychacz’s prose is what really sets the mood—it’s emotional and evocative, soft and sharp in all the right places. This is a story of sisterhood, of first love, of being haunted in more ways than one. I found myself saying ‘just one more chapter’ over and over again.”
— MK Lobb, Author of the Seven Faceless Saints duology
“Strychacz wields poetic prose to weave an atmosphere of creeping horror throughout, [delivering] a solid gothic horror that explores the lingering effects of trauma and the lasting power of family bonds.”
— Publisher’s Weekly