Mystery
Incidents Around the House
2024·367 pages
Eight-year-old Bela is haunted by a malevolent entity called Other Mommy as her family's fragile bonds begin to crack.
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Eight-year-old Bela is haunted by a malevolent entity called Other Mommy as her family's fragile bonds begin to crack.
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To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the same question, over and over . . . Bela understands that unless she says yes, soon her family must pay. Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe but ...
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Sexual content
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Marital infidelity and relationship strain seen through a child's eyes.
Violence & gore
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Body horror, blood, murder, and violent deaths including parental death.
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Strong language and cursing from adult characters.
Substance use
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Alcoholism and alcohol abuse featured among the adults.
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Pervasive malevolent entity seeking possession of a child.
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Child abuse and endangerment; parents fail to protect the child.
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