Japanese Gothic
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Beschreibung
New York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026
USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Book Riot "Our Most Anticipated Books of 2026"
In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.
October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to the one place that might offer refuge—his father’s new home in Japan, a house hidden by sword ferns and wild ginger. But something is terribly wrong with the house: no animals will come near it, the bedroom window isn't always a window, and a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls.
October, 1877: Sen is a young samurai in exile, hiding from the imperial soldiers in a house behind the sword ferns. A monster came home from war wearing her father’s face, but Sen would do anything to please him, even turn her sword on her own mother. She knows the soldiers will soon slaughter her whole family when she sees a terrible omen: a young foreign man who appears outside her window.
One of these people is a ghost, and one of these stories is a lie.
Something is hiding beneath the house of sword ferns, and Lee and Sen will soon wish they never unburied it.
For readers who love:
- Grady Hendrix and Stephen King - Japanese mythology - Friendship and family themes - Terrifying, gory stories - Horror with heart - A new take on the classic haunted house trope
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I expected something great from Kylie Lee Baker, but Japanese Gothic still managed to exceed my expectations in every possible way. I’m still reeling from this story. The way it weaves together the lives of Lee Turner in 2026 and Iwasaki Sen in 1877 through a mysterious door in a haunted house is so brilliant. The dual timeline, the connections, the complexity, everything just wowed me. I will need a long time to unpack everything it threw at me. I love the kinds of books you want to start reading all over again the moment you reach the last page. It had a grip on me from page one and didn’t lose me for a single line. The horror is so subtle that at times I wasn’t even sure it was a horror story. The eerie atmosphere, the slow reveal of dark secrets, and the heartbreaking connections between the characters pulled me deeper into the unease with every chapter. The way Baker plays with perception, memory, and the idea of being haunted, both literally and figuratively, is genius. The way the story touches on themes like guilt, trauma and absolution is heartbreaking. And the ending - even more stuff to think about. My thoughts are not coherent yet, but I know this is a 5/5 stars highlight for me. Thank you to @NetGalley and @hodderbooks for the eARC! #JapaneseGothic #Bookstagram #NetGalley
Beschreibung
New York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026
USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Book Riot "Our Most Anticipated Books of 2026"
In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.
October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bloody. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to the one place that might offer refuge—his father’s new home in Japan, a house hidden by sword ferns and wild ginger. But something is terribly wrong with the house: no animals will come near it, the bedroom window isn't always a window, and a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls.
October, 1877: Sen is a young samurai in exile, hiding from the imperial soldiers in a house behind the sword ferns. A monster came home from war wearing her father’s face, but Sen would do anything to please him, even turn her sword on her own mother. She knows the soldiers will soon slaughter her whole family when she sees a terrible omen: a young foreign man who appears outside her window.
One of these people is a ghost, and one of these stories is a lie.
Something is hiding beneath the house of sword ferns, and Lee and Sen will soon wish they never unburied it.
For readers who love:
- Grady Hendrix and Stephen King - Japanese mythology - Friendship and family themes - Terrifying, gory stories - Horror with heart - A new take on the classic haunted house trope
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
I expected something great from Kylie Lee Baker, but Japanese Gothic still managed to exceed my expectations in every possible way. I’m still reeling from this story. The way it weaves together the lives of Lee Turner in 2026 and Iwasaki Sen in 1877 through a mysterious door in a haunted house is so brilliant. The dual timeline, the connections, the complexity, everything just wowed me. I will need a long time to unpack everything it threw at me. I love the kinds of books you want to start reading all over again the moment you reach the last page. It had a grip on me from page one and didn’t lose me for a single line. The horror is so subtle that at times I wasn’t even sure it was a horror story. The eerie atmosphere, the slow reveal of dark secrets, and the heartbreaking connections between the characters pulled me deeper into the unease with every chapter. The way Baker plays with perception, memory, and the idea of being haunted, both literally and figuratively, is genius. The way the story touches on themes like guilt, trauma and absolution is heartbreaking. And the ending - even more stuff to think about. My thoughts are not coherent yet, but I know this is a 5/5 stars highlight for me. Thank you to @NetGalley and @hodderbooks for the eARC! #JapaneseGothic #Bookstagram #NetGalley