Review: The House in the Hills

The House in the Hills by Rowan Hanlon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Review: THE HOUSE IN THE HILLS by Rowan Hanlon

I think almost every reader can relate to the joy and terror of finding one's dream home: joy when first seeing the house with which you fall in love; terror that it's not available, or you can't afford it, or any number of other reasons preventing you from living in your Dream. Harmony and Marc experience this joy and terror extensively in this novel, Harmony more so than Marc. This young couple from Tennessee moved to L.A. so Marc could practice his ambition in real estate and Harmony could attend culinary school and become a chef, hopefully eventually opening her own restaurant.

Synchronistically, Marc learns of a beautiful, "perfect," residence in the Hollywood Hills, and persuades Harmony it's affordable. So they buy it and move in. Unfortunately, there's information about the property Marc hasn't shared with Harmony (just as Harmony keeps her secrets close), and these unexposed secrets are tragic.

Plenty of paranormal events and good characterization keep the novel's pace hopping. It was a one-sitting read for me.

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