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A Voice Calling

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I absolutely love watching and reading anything with the Haunted house theme and it still amazes me every time! Defiantly recommend it,

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Very much enjoyed how this story was told with different POVs throughout, the biggest problem I had was that I feel like it could have been a bit longer. I wouldn't mind if there was a bit more to it.

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๐€ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ณ๐š๐ค
๐†๐ž๐ง๐ซ๐ž: ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ
๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ: ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿบ. ๐š›๐šŽ๐š•๐šŽ๐šŠ๐šœ๐šŽ๐šœ ๐Ÿท๐Ÿฟ๐š๐š‘ ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š›๐šŒ๐š‘
๐Œ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐Ÿ’ โญ๏ธ
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข.

The cover drew me in and the way it is told from different POVs keeps the pace going.

I love the haunted house trope, this is told in such a refreshing way. I wouldnโ€™t say itโ€™s scary but it definitely had creepy undertones.

I enjoyed that you are told about the history of this haunted house and how each owners history has affected the house.

Recommend if you want a short but sweet read at around 100 pages.

๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ: ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜บ, ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด.
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ดโ€ฆ

Thank you to @netgalley and Pyschopomp for this Arc!

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Like people, homes have history. Button House has a dark history. It has stood for generations and during that time, people have gone missing. Those in town warn their loved ones about going near it.

Rose is known for hearing voices. She could hear the ghosts inside Button house....

This novella is 100 pages, but a lot happens in those pages. I enjoyed how the book is told through many voices. Readers are given a brief history of the home and those who have lived there. I enjoyed the creepy vibe of the book. It's not scary or horrific but instead is creepy, unique, and captivating.

The pacing was fast and there was never a dull moment. I enjoyed how everything came together and played out. This can easily be read in one sitting.

Great novella for those who enjoy haunted houses and novellas.

Well written, unique and creepy

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4 stars

What a unique and fun way to keep the haunted house trope exciting. Told from different POVโ€™s of the townspeople and from different time periods. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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Button house has been around for ages, and things always seem to be going terrible to the people who live there. Rose Billing can hear voices that no one else can. Perhaps she has what it takes to stop the evil lurking at Button House, or will it consume her as it did the rest?

This was a very interesting and quick read. I loved how the book was written from the perspective of the entire community, as it really made it feel like an โ€œus against the houseโ€ situation. The chapters are pretty short and are easy to read, making this a fast read. The chapters introduces us to key characters in the houseโ€™s history and what happened to them.

I highly recommend giving this a read if you are looking for a quick and unsettling haunted house story!

Big Thanks to Netgalley, Psychopomp and the Author Christopher Barzak for allowing me to read an E-Arc of this story.

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Love how the haunted house trope never gets old because each house has its own sinister story, and Barzak knows how to deliver an authentic voice to add layers of creepiness. The short & easy-to-read chapters kept the pace swift and eventful.

Thank you Netgalley and Psychopomp for the digital ARC!

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I greatly enjoyed this somewhat unique take of the haunted house trope. The POV is told collectively from the townspeople instead of from one person. The bookโ€™s chapters are not in chronological order, but rather snippets of time throughout the houseโ€™s history. I thought this made it a bit more creepy.

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