Incidents Around the House – ARC Book Review

A chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box
 
To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”  
 
When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the same question, over and over . . . Bela understands that unless she says yes, soon her family must pay. 
 
Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is on the brink of unraveling.  
 
But Other Mommy needs an answer. 
 
Incidents Around the House is a chilling, wholly unique tale of true horror told by the child Bela. A story about a family as haunted as their home.

Though this book was published in 2024, I got an invitation to review this book from the publisher as the paperback version will be released on March 27th 2025. To be honest I have always wanted to read this book and I was super excited for the invitation to review the book!

Bela is an eight year old girl who lives with her parents–Mummy and Daddo and her grandmother Ruth. But there is also the Other Mummy–a malevolent entity hiding in the closet of Bela’s room. The Other Mummy wants only one thing from Bela–to help the Other Mummy enter into Bela. But Bela was frightened and soon, her parents also realized the presence of entity and tries to move from place to place. But the Other Mummy is persistent and would not let Bela live alone.

It is interesting to read from a child’s point of view–the entire story is written in Bela’s POV. There were jump scare parts particularly the description of Other Mummy in words, make you feel like you are actually watching a horror movie on the TV. The only thing about the book was, I didn’t really care much about the other characters, and I just really wish there was some background of about Other Mummy. Other than those two negative points, the whole book gave a creepy sense of vibe throughout the story. There were terrifying parts as well.

Overall this book is worth five stars.

Though this book was published in 2024, I got an invitation to review this book from the publisher as the paperback version will be released on March 27th 2025. To be honest I have always wanted to read this book and I was super excited for the invitation to review the book!

Bela is an eight year old girl who lives with her parents–Mummy and Daddo and her grandmother Ruth. But there is also the Other Mummy–a malevolent entity hiding in the closet of Bela’s room. The Other Mummy wants only one thing from Bela–to help the Other Mummy enter into Bela. But Bela was frightened and soon, her parents also realized the presence of entity and tries to move from place to place. But the Other Mummy is persistent and would not let Bela live alone.

It is interesting to read from a child’s point of view–the entire story is written in Bela’s POV. There were jump scare parts particularly the description of Other Mummy in words, make you feel like you are actually watching a horror movie on the TV. The only thing about the book was, I didn’t really care much about the other characters, and I just really wish there was some background of about Other Mummy. Other than those two negative points, the whole book gave a creepy sense of vibe throughout the story. There were terrifying parts as well.

Overall this book is worth five stars.