Atmospheric and gothic with a fairytale edge. It leans more mood than plot, but fans of Henry’s style will feel right at home. Very excited to create a book club read for this book!

Jessie dares her little brother Paul to go into the McIntyre house which was abandoned after a man killed his family there. Little does she know that the house itself is evil and her brother is just the first of her family members it will take. Can Jessie stop the house before it swallows everyone she loves? Great build up of tension but the ending felt way too easy.
Thanks Netgalley for the ARC. My opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

This was very close to being a 5 star read for me!! A cursed haunted house that eats children? I’m in. The concept sounds a little silly, but it was written in such a way where you are able to empathize with the main character and actually feel emotionally attached to the characters. I was ALL IN almost the whole way through, but the end felt incredibly anti-climactic to me and that’s where it lost a star. Otherwise, a very chilling haunted house tale!

I love Christina Henry and this book is no exception. The Place Where They Buried Your Heart is rich with 90s nostalgia, specifically what it meant to live in a place where your neighbors knew each other. It's a fascinating take on the Haunted House trope, mixed with coming of age and dealing with grief. I finished it in 24 hours.

I devoured this eerie, atmospheric read. It’s a haunted house story soaked in childhood trauma, creeping dread, and raw emotion—and it absolutely delivers.

Think Stephen King vibes: the kind of fear that starts young and never really lets go. The house isn’t just haunted—it’s alive, and it’s been waiting.

The Place Where They Buried Your Heart is literary horror with real emotional weight. Haunting, in the best possible way.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing an eARC of The Place Where They Buried Your Heart prior to publication.

Christina Henry's latest is a departure from her previous haunted house release. The Place Where They Buried Your Heart is as contemplative and tragic as the title implies, but fully in the Shirley Jackson tradition. While other books in this mode focus more on the source of the evil and its manifestations in the home, Henry's novel spends as much time on its characters as it does the house. Explicit references to Pet Sematary may draw a (Constant) reader's attention to certain elements of the story, but there's more Derry than Micmac burial ground in this Place.

A domestic horror story, this haunted house tale lulls the reader into a hopeless malaise while meditating on the effects and varied sources of guilt, before delivering another unexpected twist that propels the story forward. Josh Malerman's recent triumph, Incidents Around the House, covers similar ground, allowing the protagonists' fear to take center stage. Fans of Kathe Koja's Cipher will be thrilled with this original take on the haunted house genre and long time Henry fans will applaud her return to form.

Ignore those whispers in the night, find your way to The Place Where They Buried Your Heart.

A heartfelt thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC.