Synopsis
"A Chicago cul-de-sac is about to get a new neighbor...of the demonic kind.
Amy Foster considers herself lucky. After she left the city and moved to the suburbs, she found her place quickly with neighbors Liz, Jess, and Melissa, snarking together from the outskirts of the PTA crowd. One night during their monthly wine get-together, the crew concoct a plan for a clubhouse She Shed in Liz's backyard--a space for just them, no spouses or kids allowed.
But the night after they christen the She Shed, things start to feel . . . off. They didn't expect Liz's little home-improvement project to release a demonic force that turns their quiet enclave into something out of a nightmare. And that's before the homeowners' association gets wind of it.
Even the calmest moms can't justify the strange burn marks, self-moving dolls, and horrible smells surrounding their possessed friend, Liz. Together, Amy, Jess, and Melissa must fight the evil spirit to save Liz and the neighborhood . . . before the suburbs go completely to hell." Via Good Reads
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Review
Living in the suburbs is hell! Suburban Hell begins with four friends spending their monthly friend night together. They are excited to build a She Shed. A place to call their own, no husbands or kids to bother them. When they go out to christen the plot with a drink, something gets let loose, and the neighborhood as they know it begins to unravel. Now they have to save their street and all who live on it.
This book was so much fun! It started a bit slow for me. It took until around the 20% mark to get going, but after that, I had a great time reading. I can’t believe this was a debut book! There are some really spooky moments in this story and a ton of humor. It reminded me a lot of the movie The Burbs. Not in terms of the plot, but how it made me feel. Creeped out but happy.
I would reread it again and highly recommend adding it to your fall TBR!
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Putnam Books for my gifted copy!
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