Margaret and Hal bought a large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street for a surprisingly reasonable price. They couldn’t believe their luck…until the hauntings began. Every September, the walls drip blood and ghosts of former inhabitants appear, all of whom are terrified of what lurks in the basement. Margaret refuses to leave because it is her house. After four years, Hal can’t take it and leaves abruptly. But now he’s not returning calls and their daughter Katherine arrives, intent on finding out what happened to her missing father. To make things worse, September has just begun and as Margaret and Katherine search for Hal, the hauntings get more and more harrowing because there are some secrets that the house must keep. 

THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE is such a fun and spooky read and was the perfect read to enjoy during spooky season! I chose to read this one as an audiobook and the narration is fantastic. 

The setting of THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE has all the right elements to make this a spooky and thrilling read with a Victorian-age house filled with ghosts and other creepy hijinx!

I was quickly invested in the story within the first few minutes of the audiobook. Orlando’s writing style is crisp, creative, beautifully written, and easy to follow. I loved the characters, the plot, and the spooky elements that led to some humorous and some frightening scenarios as the book progressed. Each horror/paranormal element served to up the tension. This is a truly complex story, although easy to understand, with a very interesting (although somewhat unhinged) ending. 

What a unique debut 👏🏻