Delicious Monsters

Even though Daisy and Brittney are the POV leads of this tale, Ivy – a character without a POV – is the reason I added this book to the list. All three girls are complex leads that seem to wind up tighter before the book delivers a gory, emotional gut-punch of an ending. It's like the embodiment of "they had me in the first half, I'm not gon' lie."

I still feel a swell in my chest when I remember the ending of this book. The feelings of unease I felt as I crept deeper into this haunted house story… show more.

This book hasn’t left my mind since the first time I picked it up.

It’s a haunted house story that follows Daisy, a Black girl who would rather be left alone and is just trying to make it out of her current situation intact. But the house is calling to her. And ten years later, Brittney is trying to figure out what happened.

I loved the complexity of both girls, the mystery of the house, and the honesty written into two Black girls who were always honest to who they were.

This story bounces between the timelines of a young girl trying to avoid a tragedy and a documentary crew digging for the truth about the tragic event the girl failed to prevent. There are plenty of ghosts and family secrets, but no gore. It will give you the thrills without the fright.