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Grim Root

By Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
Grim Root by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam digital book - Fable

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Embark on a darkly humorous journey of reality TV meets the macabre. On the set of The Groom, a group of women must compete for the heart of Midwestern bachelor Tristan by spending a week in a haunted house. Divorcee Linda, resigned to her role as the show's underdog, finds her resolve cracking when she begins to fall for fellow castmate Charity. Meanwhile, Sabrina, groomed by her witchy mother to deliver their family from poverty by marrying a rich man, sees winning the competition as her predestined path.


But after a shocking demise, the game takes a sinister turn. As the remaining contestants grapple with their desires for love and survival, they uncover dark secrets within and without the house's walls. Trapped in a twisted new competition, they must confront their own demons or face elimination.

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“Decided to DNF this at 66% because I just couldn't get back into it. The premise was interesting and seemed promising, but it didn't live up to its potential. I thought I'd give it a try since I'm no fan of reality TV, but paired with horror, it seemed fun. Alas, it wasn't. The story was dragging on and nothing interesting was happening. I had to force myself through until I just couldn't anymore.”
“Grim Root. Claramente elegí esta lectura por el argumento. Combina los programas de citas con las casas encantadas. La historia está contada desde las perspectivas de dos personajes femeninos, han ido a participar en el típico programa de citas para casarse con un millonario. El protagonista masculino es un poco especial, porque adora todo lo relacionado con el mundo del terror, así que para darle más animación al reality van a pasar una semana a una casa encantada. En concreto esta casa es fascinante está relacionada con una familia maderera, y por eso los árboles tienen una gran importancia en este libro. Tenemos unos árboles que crecen de formas extrañas, un jardín con unos árboles que dan unos frutos nunca vistos, suelos de madera que parece en los que están creciendo nuevos árboles, es evidente que están en una casa encantada. Y como en toda buena historia de terror, van a quedar aislados y sin cobertura, hasta que cosas terribles empiecen a pasar. Me ha gustado como esta escrito, es un terror muy gótico, muy visual, no se corta en las descripciones, recuerdan un poco al estilo descriptivo de Grady Hendrix.”

About Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam is the author of the collection Where You Linger and the novella Glorious Fiends. Her short fiction has appeared in over ninety publications, including Popular Science and LeVar Burton Reads, and has been nominated twice for the Nebula Award. By day, she writes for video games. By night, she tries to dodge the chaotic parkour performed by her needy cats, Ichabod and Wednesday.

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