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Gallows Hill

Gallows Hill

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  • Author：Darcy Coates
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Summary

The Hull family has owned the Gallows Hill Winery for generations。 The sprawling old house has long been perched on top of a hill overlooking the nearby town， jealously guarding the estate's secrets。 Their wine wins awards。 Their business prospers。 Their family thrives: until Hugh and Maria Hull enter the dark halls of Gallows Hill one last time…and are found dead the next morning。

People whisper that the curse has awakened once more。

It’s been more than a decade since Margot Hull last saw her childhood home。 She was young enough when she was sent away that she barely remembers its dark passageways and secret corners。 But now she's returned to bury her parents and reconnect with the winery that is her family's legacy—and the bloody truth of exactly what lies buried beneath the crumbling estate。 Alone in the sprawling， dilapidated building， Margot is forced to come face to face with the horrors of the past—and realize that she may be the next victim of a house that never rests。。。

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Reviews

Laura Elena ，

AWESOME JOURNEY。 WANT TO READ EVERYTHING SHE WRITES。

Amanda ，

I burned through this book much faster than I expected to， because I was so engrossed in the story I picked it up every time I had a few spare minutes。 The creepy setting combined with the richness of the writing made it very memorable， not to mention outright terrifying in the second half。 I'm fairly certain this will be making my shortlist of favorite books I've read this year， and Darcy Coates may become an author whose work I buy every time a new book gets released。 I burned through this book much faster than I expected to， because I was so engrossed in the story I picked it up every time I had a few spare minutes。 The creepy setting combined with the richness of the writing made it very memorable， not to mention outright terrifying in the second half。 I'm fairly certain this will be making my shortlist of favorite books I've read this year， and Darcy Coates may become an author whose work I buy every time a new book gets released。 。。。more

Bookish_Spren ，

3。5 rounding up

Izzy ，

yall this book is actually spooky

Melissa （honeybee。reads） ，

DNF at 43%， I'm sorry I just couldn't get into this book。 As soon as I started putting it off or skimming through it I knew this wasn't for me。 Although the writing is atmospheric and intriguing， the story was such a slow burn I couldn't get into it。 To this point there's still nothing creepy or scary happening。 The main character is annoying and makes stupid decisions。 I needed more。 DNF at 43%， I'm sorry I just couldn't get into this book。 As soon as I started putting it off or skimming through it I knew this wasn't for me。 Although the writing is atmospheric and intriguing， the story was such a slow burn I couldn't get into it。 To this point there's still nothing creepy or scary happening。 The main character is annoying and makes stupid decisions。 I needed more。 。。。more

Lisa ，

Another creepy one by Darcy。 This time Margot inherits a winery and a house after her parents both mysteriously die of heart attacks on the same day。 Her parents sent her away when she was 8 and she never heard from them again。 Strange things start happening almost immediately when she arrives including the way the staff of the winery and house act。 Margot soon finds out she is cursed and she can’t leave the property or she will die。 I loved how the ending of this book came together。 It was a su Another creepy one by Darcy。 This time Margot inherits a winery and a house after her parents both mysteriously die of heart attacks on the same day。 Her parents sent her away when she was 8 and she never heard from them again。 Strange things start happening almost immediately when she arrives including the way the staff of the winery and house act。 Margot soon finds out she is cursed and she can’t leave the property or she will die。 I loved how the ending of this book came together。 It was a surprise twist。 。。。more

PJ ，

Would usually give Darcy Coates books at least four stars but this one got three as it was such a slow read。Saying that， it was beautifully written and really， really creepy so please do not read this alone， at night！！！At first I thought it was slow going but would build momentum as the story got going but it didn’t。 It was slow， slow， slow。 Stick with it though as there’s a good story to it and it really is scary AF in places！！！It does get better towards the end; by that I mean it speeds up a b Would usually give Darcy Coates books at least four stars but this one got three as it was such a slow read。Saying that， it was beautifully written and really， really creepy so please do not read this alone， at night！！！At first I thought it was slow going but would build momentum as the story got going but it didn’t。 It was slow， slow， slow。 Stick with it though as there’s a good story to it and it really is scary AF in places！！！It does get better towards the end; by that I mean it speeds up a bit， with more events。Not going to go into too much detail as I don’t want to spoil it for you but it’s definitely a worthwhile read so stick with it！ If you’re looking for a scary， Halloween read then this is the book for you！Think I will be sleeping with the lights ON tonight！ 👻 。。。more

Terri ，

Scary， atmospheric and haunting。 Margot's estranged parents suddenly die and she has to leave her life and return to Gallows Hill to takeover the family business。 what lies beneath the family business is creepy and unsettling。 Read This in the daytime Scary， atmospheric and haunting。 Margot's estranged parents suddenly die and she has to leave her life and return to Gallows Hill to takeover the family business。 what lies beneath the family business is creepy and unsettling。 Read This in the daytime 。。。more

Katelyn ，

Wine， zombies， and a very haunted house: What more could you want for spooky season？ Bonus points because there's also a really cute dog。 Wine， zombies， and a very haunted house: What more could you want for spooky season？ Bonus points because there's also a really cute dog。 。。。more

K | aworldinpages ，

I can't believe I picked up a horror。 Well-written and scary。 I hope I don't have nightmares。 I can't believe I picked up a horror。 Well-written and scary。 I hope I don't have nightmares。 。。。more

Ariana Ioannidi ，

Ok， when I started this book I thought it was going to be super slow。 And I was scared for my good boi Marsh。 But MAN did it pick up！ I totally didn’t see the ending coming， had goosebumps the entire time reading！ Definitely needed to sleep with Friends on after reading late at night。 Really enjoyed this book more than I thought。 And Marsh was ok！ :）

Natassia Hyduk ，

Too much of a slow pace for me and even once it picked up I still found it overall to be lackluster…。 2 stars bc I did enjoy some of the spooky descriptions🔔， I didn’t hate the ending and Marsh 🐾❤️

Micah Louis ，

And just like that， he was done drinking wine。 Forever。

Vail-Marie Kendall ，

But of an abrupt ending， but a great spooky read！ Highly suggest for the Halloween season！！！

Danielle D ，

Margot parents die under unusual circumstances。 So after more than a decade， she heads home to attend the funeral only to find out that the family is cursed and she is the sole heir to their estate， Gallows Hill along with the winery that sits on the property。This was a perfect read for spooky season！ The first part of the book is a slow burn， but the second half really picked up。 The book has plenty of atmosphere， tension and provides creepy scares。 I would recommend this to readers looking for Margot parents die under unusual circumstances。 So after more than a decade， she heads home to attend the funeral only to find out that the family is cursed and she is the sole heir to their estate， Gallows Hill along with the winery that sits on the property。This was a perfect read for spooky season！ The first part of the book is a slow burn， but the second half really picked up。 The book has plenty of atmosphere， tension and provides creepy scares。 I would recommend this to readers looking for horror with supernatural scares。 I want to thank NetGalley， Darcy Coates and Poisoned Pen Press for the e-ARC of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are honest， my own and left voluntarily。 。。。more

Cindy Martin ，

Beautiful writing with descriptive characters and scenes。 Many creepy-skin crawling chapters。 Margot’s character was well thought out as she came alive on the pages。 The connection between past and present day came together as the mystery is solved。

Jackie ，

I wanted a suspenseful Halloween story and this one had good reviews even though I didn't have a clue who Darcy Coates was or what she wrote。 But I love a haunted house so I gave it a try。 At first I thought it might turn out to be a Scooby Doo haunting - girl inherits a mansion and successful business and someone "haunts" it so she'll run away and they can take it over。 Let's just say that's not what it was。 It wasn't really what I was looking for but if you want a scary story that hits the gro I wanted a suspenseful Halloween story and this one had good reviews even though I didn't have a clue who Darcy Coates was or what she wrote。 But I love a haunted house so I gave it a try。 At first I thought it might turn out to be a Scooby Doo haunting - girl inherits a mansion and successful business and someone "haunts" it so she'll run away and they can take it over。 Let's just say that's not what it was。 It wasn't really what I was looking for but if you want a scary story that hits the ground running and doesn't let up this one is for you。 。。。more

Bookworm Withab ，

4。5 creepy stars！ This book was creepy， not scary， but definitely spine tingling。 And the ending！！！ I didn't see it coming， it was a definite twist。 4。5 creepy stars！ This book was creepy， not scary， but definitely spine tingling。 And the ending！！！ I didn't see it coming， it was a definite twist。 。。。more

Samsbookspot ，

I absolutely loved this book， from the first page this book had me hooked。 Darcy Coates is the the queen of creepy， atmospheric books and she knows how to write a great horror read。The characters were realistic and relatable and the story was well written with a solid story line。All the spooky stuff that happens to Margot is believable， as we have all looked into a dark room and thought something was standing there staring at us。 Or we have heard strange noises and think someone is in our hime。W I absolutely loved this book， from the first page this book had me hooked。 Darcy Coates is the the queen of creepy， atmospheric books and she knows how to write a great horror read。The characters were realistic and relatable and the story was well written with a solid story line。All the spooky stuff that happens to Margot is believable， as we have all looked into a dark room and thought something was standing there staring at us。 Or we have heard strange noises and think someone is in our hime。What I really loved was the amazing back story of how the winery started and the tragedy that befell the family。This would be a good halloween read for October。 。。。more

emily williams ，

this was （somehow） my first ever darcy coates novel and i’m calling it a wild success。 this was slow-burn horror that genuinely creeped me out reading it at night （especially in the woods while tent camping。 would not recommend that。） and had such a death grip on me in the last 80%。 five stars for this bone-chilling， atmospheric， bump in the night kind of horror。 i’ll definitely be coming back for more by darcy coates。

Tori ，

I loved this！ Over the past few months I’ve read 3 Darcy Coates books and this one is my favorite！ Fast paced， creepy， and an awesome backstory！ Everything was wrapped up nicely and it was overall a really good read！

Randi ，

The first half wasn't all that great but the second half had my attention。 The first half wasn't all that great but the second half had my attention。 。。。more

空 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 one-line summaryWoman inherits house and prosperous wine business from her recently deceased and extremely estranged parents， only to find out that the undead stalk the house and its grounds at night。 deets （sort of， because I mostly speed-read through this bs）Our protag， Margot， returns to Gallows Hill after her parents’ untimely and yet perfectly synchronized deaths， to find out that she’s now in charge of a centuries-old， prosperous wine business。 While she’s still trying to come to te one-line summaryWoman inherits house and prosperous wine business from her recently deceased and extremely estranged parents， only to find out that the undead stalk the house and its grounds at night。 deets （sort of， because I mostly speed-read through this bs）Our protag， Margot， returns to Gallows Hill after her parents’ untimely and yet perfectly synchronized deaths， to find out that she’s now in charge of a centuries-old， prosperous wine business。 While she’s still trying to come to terms with her parents’ passing， even just thinking about stepping into the role of owner drives her to panic， but she has to deal with those and also the weird happenings at night。 Oh， she also finds out that basically everyone in town majorly side-eyes her （because of her family connections）。 What gives？here’s the deal， spoilers ahead（view spoiler）[● Her family’s prosperous wine business was set up 250 years ago by Ezra （Hull？） using his inheritance from daddy， and he grew rich。 His brother， Ephraim， was so jelly he went over with his children and killed Ezra， his wife， and their four kids。● Ephraim then puts all six corpses into wine caskets， which they continue to use to make wine with， so the “police” or whatever authorities existed back then wouldn’t find them。● It’s the corpse wine that’s made from these coffin caskets that is lauded and sought after by wine experts， lovers， and collectors all over the world。 People drank that corpse wine and were like， “Dang， this is good shit。”● Margot arrives just in time for the 250th anniversary of Ezra’s family’s murther — 26 November 1772 — and， since ghosts apparently keep track of time， this is a Big Ghost Deal and they’re pulling out all the Undead Stops。 It’s a party every night my bro。● There are bells inside the house， connected to the fence running outside the house’s property， which serve as alarms when the undead come marching in。 WHICH DON’T ACTUALLY HELP， because there are ghosts inside the house that can kill you。● Margot is able to keep herself alive by asking for forgiveness from the undead， and she lifts the curse by destroying the caskets and revealing the dead， dead bodies inside。 At the end she plans to use her inheritance to make reparations， although the future of the business is uncertain。● Aside: her parents sent Margot away when she was a child and cut off all contact with her thinking that they could maybe save her from the house if they refused to acknowledge she existed。This apparently includes not sending her or her aunt any money， which really is just hilarious when I imagine them as rich white people。 “This poverty … is for your own good。 See， if you had some of our money， the curse might pass on to you。 We’re trying to protect you。 By not giving you money。”They went through all that “trouble”， but hilarshically they didn’t write a will， so she ended up inheriting it anyway。 L O L rich people think they’ll live forever。 I’m glad they got their faces eaten by ghosts。 Fuck you and your poor planning。（hide spoiler）] boy do I have thoughts for youMiss。● The writing is repetitive and the plot is long with minimal payoff。The Haunting of Leigh Harker had good payoff， despite its length and its ghostly protagonist’s verbosity。 This book didn’t make me feel rewarded for sticking to it。● The characters are so fucking meh。Am I supposed to feel affection for gruff， silent Kant？ He was so silent I barely got a whiff of his personality。 On the other hand， Margot， who is on the page all the time， is written as an idiotic character who says one thing now and four pages later is like， “I’ll do exactly the opposite。”● Coates has Margot constantly make very bad no-good decisions to get her in trouble and have some action happening， because Kant et al instead of providing documentation （WRITE THAT SHIT DOWN） and explanations are like， “Let’s keep silent in the hope she’ll survive the night and lead us to new prosperity！”It’s very hard to feel sympathy for Margot when she decides to investigate an unfamiliar house at one in the morning。 Why？ Call 911。 You live in a first world country， you get first world privileges。● Actually， this whole book is built on bad decisions that people make because of procrastination， poor planning， and lack of analysis。Which really makes me wonder: how good is that corpse wine？ They were able to prosper despite being greatly lacking in the judgment department because of that sweet， sweet mummy juice。（view spoiler）[By the way， this whole castle of bad decisions lies on the foundation of the first bad decision made by Ephraim and Ezra’s father — the one who was like “only one son will get the money！” With that kind of stellar parenting， it makes sense why Ezra was a numbskull whose business plan was corporate takeover through family extermination。（hide spoiler）]● Lastly， I hate that fucking phone。 I don’t know what kind of 2004 phone Margot has got， but that phone should’ve been replaced the moment she set foot on the property。 （view spoiler）[Also， the business’ employees who finally give her information when she’s banged up and sporting an arm and/or leg cast — none of them thought to bring her a flashlight。 They just tell her she’ll need a light。 （hide spoiler）] and other stuff i didn’t know where to put（view spoiler）[● I’m not clear whether Margot is a person of color。 It’s never explicitly mentioned， only Coates keeps mentioning her frizzy hair and that her scars stand out against her “darker skin。” Unless she has， like， a tan， or something。But if she is， then yikes， because white people dead for over 250 years are coming back to give a POC woman a piece of their dead minds。 DEATH WILL NOT STOP ME FROM TELLING YOU THAT YOU DON’T BELONG HEEEEREAlso there was one scene where Margot was on her knees on the ground begging for mercy from a dead white man， and that’s just yikes as optics。Anyway legitimately she doesn’t even get to enjoy her generational wealth before she’s like， “I have to do the responsible thing，” and spends it on reparations。 Hilarious。● I’m assuming Kant and Andrew are boyfriends。 Which again， is not explicitly mentioned， only a couple of throwaway sentences here and there。 So maybe I’m reading too much into it。 But if they are a couple， then， wow， fucking finally， Coates writes another queer couple， neither of whom are dead， into her novel。But you know what？ Maybe they are just friends。 They’re boy pals。 And that’s not representation because Coates just drops hints instead of having either character mention straight up that they’re， IDK， life partners， married， WHATEVS。Coates it is 2022 what the fuck are you afraid of？ They’re just side characters！！ At least say that shit straight up， none of this coy “a familiar， tender touch” bullshit。 You spent fucking 50 pages telling me about Margot putting on a poor imitation of Fatal Frame， you couldn’t spare a line or two to tell me they’re together？（hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Tyger ，

3⭐️ it took a good 200+ pages to feel like something more than a bad case of anxiety was going on with the main character， but knowing it was a horror made me continue reading。 I wanted to know what was really going on at Gallows Hill。 After page 200 ish it became suspenseful and creepy。 I enjoyed that part of the book immensely。 I think the beginning of the book could have been cut by at least 40% and it would have had the same effect。 In addition， I really didn’t feel any connection to the cha 3⭐️ it took a good 200+ pages to feel like something more than a bad case of anxiety was going on with the main character， but knowing it was a horror made me continue reading。 I wanted to know what was really going on at Gallows Hill。 After page 200 ish it became suspenseful and creepy。 I enjoyed that part of the book immensely。 I think the beginning of the book could have been cut by at least 40% and it would have had the same effect。 In addition， I really didn’t feel any connection to the characters in this book and I didn’t really feel like I was rooting for anyone but the dog to make it。 Meh。 I’ve heard her other books are better so I will give this author another go since I did enjoy her writing style。 。。。more

Paginas da Gio ，

Eu já estava com esse ebook no kindle há meses， mas ele foi perfeito para esse mês de Halloween。 Isso sim é um livro de casa assombrada， em que a gente tem aquele medo de quando a personagem entra em um cômodo diferente， ou vê uma sombra esquisita em um canto。 🖋 A base da história é bem simples， filha que não vê os pais há anos herda uma fazenda em que há um negócio de vinhos rolando， porém o terreno tem uma história macabra e todos da cidade são meio desconfiados e não gostam de falar com quem Eu já estava com esse ebook no kindle há meses， mas ele foi perfeito para esse mês de Halloween。 Isso sim é um livro de casa assombrada， em que a gente tem aquele medo de quando a personagem entra em um cômodo diferente， ou vê uma sombra esquisita em um canto。 🖋 A base da história é bem simples， filha que não vê os pais há anos herda uma fazenda em que há um negócio de vinhos rolando， porém o terreno tem uma história macabra e todos da cidade são meio desconfiados e não gostam de falar com quem mora na casa。 Mesmo com enredo simples a autora conseguiu fazer com que cada capítulo algo estranho acontecesse。 De início pensei que ia ser chato todo capítulo ter uma cena de terror e que ficaria cansativo， mas isso acontecia ao mesmo tempo que descobríamos algo novo， então eu esperava as cenas de medo acontecerem só para ter novas descobertas。 🖋 As cenas na floresta e no sótão são as que mais deram frio na barriga， ou quando a Margot vê algo estranho e fica olhando fixamente para aquilo， quando ela pisca o olho eu esperava que o troço aparecesse na cara dela bem estilo jump scare de filme。 🖋 O final do livro foi bem amarradinho， queria só que tivesse um epílogo do que aconteceu depois que a mídia descobriu a verdade de tudo。 A autora não deixou nenhuma ponta solta e eu fiquei emocionada no final com a Margot pedindo desculpas aos corpos。 Esse livro merece muito ter uma tradução para português， ele é bem assustador e tem toda aquela sensação perfeita para Halloween。 Vi pessoas dizendo que a autora é muito boa em escrever livros de terror， então acho que lerei outros dela。 。。。more

Grace ，

I’d give this 3。5。 There was some genuine creepiness and tension but it was a bit predictable。

Nicki Angela ，

This book is one of the best books I've ever read of any genre。 It's a wonderfully written without complicated or flower words。。just a great horror read。 It's amazingly atmospheric with great characters with an outstanding ending。 This book is one of the best books I've ever read of any genre。 It's a wonderfully written without complicated or flower words。。just a great horror read。 It's amazingly atmospheric with great characters with an outstanding ending。 。。。more

Sarah ，

Holy hell this was a terrifying book。 Did not see the ending。

Sydney Renee ，

This was okay but it just took too long to get anywhere and by the time it did， i just wanted to see how it ended。 Good spooky vibes though

Sandy ，

I am really liking this author。 I will definitely read the rest of her books。 This book was scary and had all the atmosphere that gave me the creeps。 And I loved how it ended。 Great story。

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