Dennis Mombauer

The House of Drought

Abigail Joyann

I was expecting more.

Arc provided by the author and book sirens.

Overall, this story was interesting. An entity of the woods with seeds for eyes, there to protect and watch over the land. Important due to the climate change and the many disadvantages brought to the land. In present-day we follow Bernhard and Julie as they film the land of Sri Lanka for a documentary on the effects of climate change on the farmlands and how it has affected the locals. However, the farmers point them in the direction of a large house seeming to be the start of the downfall of the land while also being connected to a local folktale and missing children.

I found it a little difficult to follow—only because it went into detail of the many different inhabitants of the house and their connection to the folktale over the years. How it was formated could have been done better, yet I still got the gist of the story and what happened to the multitude of characters. I do wish this was more frightening. I'm not really one to enjoy the paranormal but this entire book didn't bring that fear factor. It was a thought-provoking read, and the story is somewhat unique that I do recommend this book—I just feel that there could have been more done with it.

The House of Drought

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