Can you imagine that your home is your world and going out is squeezing out of the crawl space under the floors into the inner house where people live. Elsie has lived in the walls ever since her parents were killed in an accident, it was after all her home. When the family are asleep or out she comes out to find scraps of food and leftovers, occasionally taking a little more. She takes things she needs to survive.
The knocks and creaks, when the family are home are put down to the normal noises a house makes when all is quiet. She knows all the dodgy floorboards and steps. She knows her limits so that the family don’t get too curious. But the youngest boy, almost a teenager has seen her, just that fraction of a second now and again. When his older brother confesses he has seen her too they decide to do something about it.
Believe me, once you have finished this book you will hear every creak your house makes. Elsie, the girl in the walls is intelligent, harmless and lives every day with her own fears. Whereas the boys of the house fear what is in the walls, Elsie fears them finding her. She has nowhere else to live.
The author makes this a highly emotional read, nightmare scenarios and unusual friendships. The unknown is what people fear and at times your mind is your worst enemy. The story never really ventures from those four walls but it is packed with heart-pounding moments that are off the scale. This is a superb debut from this author, definitely one to watch out for in the future.
I wish to thank the publisher and NetGalley for an e-copy of this book which I have reviewed honestly.

Disturbing and brilliantly written, it gave me chills. The story follows Elise who loses her parents in an accident and how she becomes invisible to the outside world whilst living in the inner recesses of her family home. The plot gathers intensity when the current owners children work out something is living in the walls and resolve to rid the house of its unwanted occupant without the knowledge of the parents.

Elise lives in the walls of the house, out of sight of its inhabitants. The brothers who live there, though, suspect that there is someone else as little clues give her away and they sense her presence. I didn’t love this book in the way that others who have read it seem to but that is just personal preference as it is well written and gently tense at times. Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall? Listening to people's conversations, and watching them without then knowing? Well, Elise is a fly in the walls. She's a small orphaned girl who lives inside the walls of her old house, and creeps out when the family aren't around to scavenge for food and to explore.
But when Elise starts to be a little careless, the boys of the house start to notice that their 'ghost' might be a bit real after all.
My heart was leaping out of my chest with fear for what might happen. Gnuse has you waiting with anticipation as you wonder whether the girl will be found and what will happen to her.

* spoiler alert ** This book is all over my social media,and I think i Mau have fallen for it's hype.
In parts it's beautiful,a girl,her grief,going home to find a familiar place and moving through the walls of a home she once shared with her family... unknown to the family that live there now.
At times it's downright sinister,and a litte scary and tension packed.
Then there's the ever so slightly duller bits.
It was a real mixed bag for me,and I struggled to know how to rate it.
I finished it with a smile on my face,and that can only be a good thing.

A little girl loses her parents and returns to the home she knows best. She lives in the walls, sneaking around, filching food and books here and there. She hopes the new family don't know she's there.

This book had a solid creepy vibe to it, and I enjoyed the interactions between the family members, although I would have liked a little longer spent on this portion of the book.

Overall, I enjoyed this book, a solid story and idea for a new author. While I didn't love this one, I would certainly like to pick up more by the same author.

Thanks for the opportunity to read this ahead of publication Netgalley.

Unique story of grief and longing/belonging, ghosts and adolescence. Elise can’t leave her childhood home and haunts Eddie on the cusp of childhood who is afraid of her and knows she isn’t there, or is she? “Eventually very hidden thing is found”.

A gripping story, which completely drew me in. The author conjures up a very real sense of place, and the characters are entirely believable, so that the reader really cares about all of them. I would definitely recommend this book.

The ARC of this book was kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. #GirlintheWalls #NetGalley.
Girl in the Walls is a gripping, emotional story that had me on the edge of my seat reading. It explores grief and loss in a way I've never experienced in a book before, through the stunning writing of Gnuse and the captivating imagery that carries this story. It had me looking over my shoulder and re-evaluating every creak of my own house whilst I was reading. There's a raw and honest connection built up between the reader and the characters, learning about them through the eyes of the girl gives us a unique perspective on their lives. This was haunting, right up until the last line. I cannot stop thinking about it, in the best way.

Girl in the Walls is a captivating and gripping original story which explores grief and all the power of the supernatural. It's eerie, believable and most importantly it features characters you connect to.