Name: The House
ISBN: 9781481413725

Christina Lauren

Told in their separate voices, Gavin, a loner outcast, and Delilah, back in small-town Kansas after years at a Massachusetts boarding school, reconnect their senior year, but as their relationship deepens, it is clear that the eerie house Gavin dwells in will do anything to keep the two apart.

The House

Definitely a non typical Christina Lauren book. A YA paranormal book. 

Brittany Peterson

Definitely a non typical Christina Lauren book. A YA paranormal book. 

Overall just okay! 

This book is an absolute page turner. From its spooky nature to its beautiful love story. Be careful reading home alone or at night! 

Kyla Mackaman 

Sabrina

** spoiler alert **
           I really liked this book but I feel like it could’ve been scarier. I enjoyed the writing style of dual POV & I liked how it started innocently and got more and more interesting with the plot twists! Mom in the walls?! Insane! Will try to find more books by this author

Gisela Ayala 

Even with reading the synopsis for the book, I still was not prepared for what I read AND how much I liked it. The House is the extreme example of what happens when you mess around with things you shouldn’t mess around in. 

There is a corner of my heart reserved for paranormal, romance, and paranormal romance (blame Twilight) and I think that it was ultimately suckered me in. Delilah and Gavin have electrifying chemistry and their back in forth banter was really cute. But don’t think just because I said their banter is cute, that it means this book is cute. No. This book is DARK. Dark in the way of paranormal, haunted houses, frightening nightmares, and creepy spirits. 

This was also my first Christina Lauren book and I really enjoyed their writing style. Beautifully descriptive without being over done. I’ve been wanting to read their other books but I’m happy I started with this one.

Karleigh McCarville

b.andherbooks

This was ridiculous, but I enjoyed the ride enough to finish. Delilah was sent away after defending her first crush Gavin at the age of 9. Due to financial problems, Delilah is back at her old high school, and Gavin is still as enchanting and odd as ever. She wants him, real bad. 

Gavin is odd because he's been raised his entire life by House. Yes, his house in a sort of creepier Beauty and the Beast possessed objects mansion way. Of course, House gets jealous when Gavin and Delilah get together but House would never hurt Gavin...

What a fun premise, but the execution was just not fully explored for me. So much time is spent on throbbing hormones and while I do enjoy that, I was not pleased with the development of the scarier parts of this tale. 

A quick read if anything.

Cortnie

THIS BOOK WAS SO DELICIOUSLY CREEPY.

I absolutely love horror movies and scary stories. When I picked this up in Walmart, I almost cried right there in the aisle- yeah, I'm that girl. This book was not at all what I expected it to be but that isn't a bad thing! I thought I would pick this up and read a typical ghost story- that isn't what happened at all.

I loved Delilah (especially her personality) and Gavin and the relationship between them. I loved the way the haunting of the House was handled, and the big reveal about Gavin's mom. Totally unexpected stuff and I loved it so much. I'm so glad I read it.

BUT THE BEST PART? THE BOOK IS BASED IN KANSAS!

The House

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