“The killer sat on the rug—crisscross applesauce—picked up the abandoned controller, and unpaused the game. There was no hurry.”

Themes:

• What loneliness can do to a person
• Allowing past mistakes to control you
• Prejudices and judgements based on appearance

Okay, so I’m going to start by saying that while I think this was a pretty good book, my entire perspective on it has been influenced by two things. First, I’m kind of a wimp when it comes to certain elements of horror, and this did freak me out enough that I had to take a break from reading at some moments. Second, as you might expect given the first thing, I don’t read or watch much horror at all. Before this, the only horror I’d read was in the form of a few short stories! So, I can’t speak to where it stands within the genre.

All of that being said, There’s Someone Inside Your House was a fast-paced and fun read! I really enjoyed the characters, which surprised me. I think I expected Perkins not to spend the same amount of time building well-rounded characters since it’s a slasher. Um, no, she totally makes you love and lose! read more