The House of Last Resort

A Novel

By: Christopher Golden

Narrated by: Marnye Young, Noah Michael Levine

The next high concept horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden.

Across Italy there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild―selling abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single Euro, as long as the buyer promises to live there for at least five years. It’s a no-brainer for American couple Tommy and Kate Puglisi. Both work remotely, and Becchina is the home of Tommy’s grandparents, his closest living relatives. It feels like a romantic adventure, an opportunity the young couple would be crazy not to seize. But from the moment they move in, they both feel a shadow has fallen on them. Tommy’s grandmother is furious, even a little frightened, when she realizes which house they’ve bought. There are rooms in an annex at the back of the house that they didn’t know were there. The place makes strange noises at night, locked doors are suddenly open, and when they go to a family gathering, they’re certain people are whispering about them, and about their house, which one neighbor refers to as The House of Last Resort. Soon, they learn that the home was owned for generations by the Church, but the real secret, and the true dread, is unlocked when they finally learn what the priests were doing in this house for all those long years…and how many people died in the strange chapel inside. While down in the catacombs beneath Becchina…something stirs.

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So fun & engaging!

Loved it! The end dragged a bit to me so it got 4/5 but def recommend if you’re looking for a fun spooky story

Just Alright

As the title states the book was fine I guess. The ending left me wanting a bit more information about what actually happened. But other than that, it's fine.

Slow to start but good and creepy

Great narrators! I’m so glad I flipped to audio. The story is a bit slow to start but nice and creepy and gross after Part 1.

Great set up but failed to fully deliver

This book was 3 1/2 stars for me. The premise of the story was fantastic and there was great opportunity for a lot of supernatural action. However, I felt the action was mostly lacking until the end of this book. I also felt that the constant introspective denials and rationalizations were excessive and detracted from the pace of the story. That being said, I did enjoy the story. I just thought there was a missed opportunity to deliver more.

The description of the scenery.

Their Italian accents were hard to get through on the voice narration!

The story itself wasn’t as thrilling as I’ve previously expected from the author Christopher Golden. I was wishing for another book like his precious one, Road of Bones