Àine is in need of a new home after her flatmate and best friend leaves to renovate a canal boat (complete with Instagram commentary). Àine and her boyfriend move in together, but the flat they find isn't all she hoped for. Mould that blossoms across walls and doors, a creepy basement, tangled back garden, and a sinister neighbour.
Things start to spiral downwards, but is it the house, or is it Àine?

The book is a sharp, well-observed narrative that captures 21st-century life with precision and wit. This is an intense and at times trippy story that'll drag you in.
This is a timely commentary on the housing crisis and the uneviable position renters can find themselves in.
A superb debut and can't wait to see what Roisin writes next.

I'm so sorry but this is a DNF for me. I bearly get to 50%, almost died out of boredom.
Reading to the half way point, I got the good impression that this would be a total flop for me. Firstly, there is nothing horror about it, it's wrongly labeled as a horror novel. The first "creepy" scene was so badly written I had to read it three times just to get what was happening and it actually didn't make any sense when I tried to picture it. It's just a contemporary novel about a very unlikable and annoying woman, who doesn't know what she wants. Nothing happens, nothing is intriguing, nothing is worth your time. Her relationship is so bland, she doesn't even like her boyfriend, she is mean and angry for no reason. And don't get me started with her relationship with the best friend, they fight and lie over a vase, a VASE. Could this be more immature? I'm so sorry to drag this book down but it's just not for me. I had to stop or I would be even angrier. If you like basic everyday life narratives, this could be a good read for you.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the ARC.

This was an interesting read. While I initially thought it was a horror, it turned out to be more lit fic and less horror. Still, Áine has just moved into a new flat with her boyfriend but things are amiss. She’s hearing noises and seeing things and slowly becoming less and less of the person she was before.

While this book provided very relevant commentary on rentals and the nightmares of current housing, most of it felt like a drag to read. I didn’t like Áine, nor did I like her relationship or friendships. She was self destructive for no good reason and a lot of her actions didn’t make sense to me. This was quite a sad read and I almost wanted it to be over sooner. That being said, I have to say the writing was excellent and kept me interested, despite my lack of enthusiasm for the characters and plot. A mixed bag.