The Last House on Needless Street has a small(ish) cast of characters. There were times I was thinking about DNFing, but my curiosity got the better of me, and me see it through the end – which I have no regrets about. But in the grand scheme of things, I found this book a bit underwhelming. That’s not to say I didn’t get caught by surprise here or there, though. One particular line in chapter 1 made me guess the first twist, and from then on, the rest was easy to figure out. There are also a lot of clues and hints sprinkled throughout which makes it a bit too easy to guess the twists. There are layers upon layers that are coming together nicely by the end. Just brilliant.Īs for the story itself, in The Last House on Needless Street is nothing as it seems. He nails the different voices so well, that you feel compelled to go and make sure that it’s really only one person narrating. I opted for the audiobook, and I have to say, Christopher Ragland‘s narration is absolutely top-notch. I’ve been looking for a good opportunity to get to read this book, and the Ladies of Horror Fiction Readalong seemed like the perfect reason to jump The Last House on Needless Street on the top of my TBR. Which is disappointing, because I had high expectations going in based on the recommendations of people whose taste I trust in. Suffice to say, horror is not a genre I’m overly familiar with which can be one of the reasons I failed to love this book. And that I draw the line somewhere between grimdark and horror? I’m not sure I make any sense, so let’s move on. What I’m trying to say here is… I have no idea what I’m trying to say. That’s not to say I can’t appreciate a great thriller or mystery – I like watching true crime shows for instance. I’ll be marking the place where I’ll go into spoiler territory, so you’ll have a warning if you’d rather not read on.ĭespite my general like of the grimdark/dark fantasy subgenre, horror is a genre I rarely read in. I usually try to keep my reviews as spoiler-free as I can, but I’m going to have an exception here. It’s been nearly two weeks since I finished reading/listening to the audiobook version of The Last House on Needless Street, and I still couldn’t figure out how I feel about it.
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