Suburban Hell

By Maureen Kilmer

Book Overview

A Chicago cul-de-sac is about to get a new neighbor...of the demonic kind.
Amy Foster considers herself lucky. After she left the city and moved to the suburbs, she found her place quickly with neighbors Liz, Jess, and Melissa, snarking together from the outskirts of the PTA crowd. One night during their monthly wine get-together, the crew concoct a plan for a clubhouse She Shed in Liz's backyard--a space for just them, no spouses or kids allowed. But the night after they christen the She Shed, things start to feel . . . off. They didn't expect Liz's little home-improvement project to release a demonic force that turns their quiet enclave into something out of a nightmare. And that's before the homeowners' association gets wind of it. Even the calmest moms can't justify the strange burn marks, self-moving dolls, and horrible smells surrounding their possessed friend, Liz. Together, Amy, Jess, and Melissa must fight the evil spirit to save Liz and the neighborhood . . . before the suburbs go completely to hell.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593422376
• ISBN13: 9780593422373
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Doesn't Live Up to the Hype

I snapped this up because if you compare something to MBFE you better believe that I’m gonna read it. I’m forever chasing the high of an exceptionally good possession story. Unfortunately this book didn’t live up to the hype for me. To me this seemed on the surface like a mixture of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and My Best Friend’s Exorcism but sadly it just fell flat. I was never blown away by anything that happened, it seemed like the author was maybe afraid to take this story where it really needed to go in all aspects; the horror, the friendships, the stakes, the possession, the backstory. However I know this was the author’s debut novel and I’m ready and willing to read more from them. I think this author could be very good, they just need to push a little further!