A review by morganjanedavis
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

5.0

A zany soft core sex worker who is fibbing about being clairvoyant is met with a job. Enter Susan, a wealthy woman looking for answers as to why her stepson is acting out in ways she finds harmful and has a hunch that their newly renovated 1800's home is to blame. She assumes that our psychic protagonist can help rid her home of whatever malevolent forces are acting against her and her family. Susan didn't realize she hired a quack and things are continually getting worse, fast.

This novella is only 64 pages so I'm not going to go into extreme detail but this was such a fun read. Our unnamed narrator was bleak and sarcastic; stating her opinions with brutal honesty throughout. For this to have been so small, it was very twisty--lots of things I didn't expect and ever-changing as I read on. I normally don't like when endings don't give a sense of closure but, here that was perfect. I would recommend this cheeky horror-esque read for sure.