A Twist of Fate by Se-Ah Jang
Fleeing the basement apartment she shared with her abusive boyfriend, Jae-Young finds herself alone on a train, holding a stranger's abandoned baby along with a note asking her to deliver him to his grandfather's house. All she knows for sure is that the other young woman had never met her in-laws and that they knew nothing about her. It's all to easy to pose as the mother and make herself at home in the elegant manor, just until she figures out her next steps. I thoroughly enjoyed this Korean thriller. It's full of dramatic twists and turns and although I found myself straining to suspend my disbelief a few times, it was extremely entertaining.
Veil by Jeff Clulow
The first couple of chapters had me confused because they didn't seem to match up with the book's description, but once the story got going, I found myself feeling so awful for the protagonist that I just wanted to give her a hug. Her mother, who Suze spent her whole life trying to find, is dead, leaving her a tattered wedding dress and a huge old house that's going to be immediately torn away from her to pay inheritance taxes and her mother's debts. She's lost and alone in the world, trying to find a way to hold onto the only things left from the family she just learned about...and she's seeing visions through the veil. More disturbing than scary, this book packs an intense emotional punch.
The Flowers at Flood House by J. J. Walker
It starts with unexplained bunches of flowers hanging in the basement of his house. This horror novella is a sad and creepy exploration of haunted houses and memories, ending in a way I definitely wouldn't have expected it to.
Disclosure -- The publishers provided me with review copies.
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