![]() ![]() ![]() Her neighbors seem to know more about the building than they’ll admit, and Grace refuses to set foot in the house, insisting that Daisy stay away from it too. Fleeing from her abusive ex-boyfriend, Daisy tells Grace to take them to Timmins, Ontario, and the new home that awaits them there.īut the house isn’t the only supernatural thing about this story - Daisy was born with the ability to see dead people, and the ghosts she’s grown used to seeing everywhere are suspiciously absent at the mansion. When her mother, Grace, forces her to decide either to stay in Toronto, where the duo is struggling just to make ends meet, or to move into a free lakeside mansion in the country, the decision isn’t hard to make. ![]() This is the scenario Daisy, the teenage main character in Liselle Sambury’s thrilling yet heartfelt new supernatural horror novel “Delicious Monsters,” faces at the beginning of the story. And this place seems like a welcome escape from all that. And even though it’s possessed, how could you resist the temptation to move in - especially if you lose your claim to it if you don’t? Because sure, ghosts are scary, but real life is so much worse. There are wild blueberries out back, psychic neighbors around the bend and scenic lake views year-round. Imagine you’ve inherited a haunted house: a mansion in northern Canada, passed down by your recently deceased uncle. Spoiler Warning and Content Warning: Brief mentions of grooming, sexual assault and toxic parental relationships. ![]()
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