I couldn't resist a Gothic story set in the Scottish Highlands, and Hare House doesn't disappoint. It's a moody, brooding story that ends with as many loose threads as it does answers - but that didn't bother me. The atmosphere of this novel absorbs; the characters bewitch; and the story haunts. The perfect chilling read for a cold fall night, curled up with a cup of tea - just be sure to leave the light on.

Sally Hinchcliffe's Hare House is a masterclass in how to write atmospheric, unnerving fiction. This is slightly witchy, slightly ghostly, but all together a unsettling read with a protagonist you can't always quite trust yourself. Hinchcliffe's writing made the isolated rural setting come alive and every page crackles with a spooky tension. The recurrent imagery of the hare and its links to witchcraft is really well done - the imagine of the stuffed and dressed hares will stay with me. This is a fantastic gothic read which makes you question every character and while it doesn't quite answer everything that is going on in the Hare House and the rest of the estate, it leaves you with enough of a chill that it's just as satisfying.

Thank you to Netgalley and Mantle for this ARC in exchange for a fair review.