Sorry to be negative about a book but I didn't like this at all! Too creepy and disturbing for me I'm afraid

Marion’s story is sad, disturbing, horrific and a page-turner. Marion, now in her fifties, and her slightly older brother John remain in their childhood home, insulated from the realities of the world by their deceased parent’s money. The home, once a source of respectability and pride to their mother, now resembles a hoarder’s haven with years of accumulated stuff. Marion has no life, except for her “friends”, her collection of Teddy Bears and her fantasies. Marion can picture herself at the center of all manner of activities though. Having friends, a boyfriend, a husband, and children, yet she always reverts to being in her decaying home and in her childhood bedroom, alone, confused and watching time just go by.
John, an overbearing bully does nothing to assist his sister or allay her fears about the world outside their home. Having a college education and a job he lost under a cloud of suspicion, he returns home and ignores most of what is around him, with the exception of his basement “visitors”. What does John do in the basement and what does Marion know?
Without giving anything away, what I found most intriguing was Marion’s reliability or lack of as a narrator. After reading the final page, I wasn’t convinced that Marion’s version of the truth and her daydreams were accurate. That led me to numerous other possible conclusions and how many authors could write a novel that would make me question all the events and the outcome of the story. Either way, it was a dark tale that kept me up late. I think that the author did a brilliant job by making me question everything.
Thank you, Catherine Burns, Legend Press and Net Galley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I can’t wait to see what the author does next!

Great character driven thriller. You spend so much time in Marion's thoughts you are pleased that she starts to stick up for herself. I loved watching the transformation after her brother falls ill. Definitely a slower paced story that focuses on the character change rather than the visitors who play a smaller role. Overall, great book but I was always waiting for something bigger to happen.

A dark and disturbing story about a woman sharing the family home with her brother. A brother who keeps something, or someone in the cellar of their home. I would have loved this book if the ending had been a little less bleak