A teen girl and her family return to her mother's childhood home only to discover that the
house's strange beauty may disguise a sinister past in this contemporary gothic horror from
the author of What We Harvest. The house was supposed to be a fresh start. That's what
Libby's mom said. And after Libby’s recent bipolar III diagnosis and the tragedy that preceded
it Libby knows she and her family need to find a new normal. But Libby’s new home turns out
to be anything but normal. Scores of bugs haunt its winding halls towering stained-glass
windows feature strange insectile designs and the garden teems with impossibly blue roses.
And then there are the rumors. The locals including the mysterious boy next door tell stories
about disappearances tied to the house stretching back over a century to its first owners.
Owners who supposedly hosted legendary masked séances on its grounds. Libby’s mom refuses to
hear anything that could derail their family’s perfect new beginning but Libby knows better.
The house is keeping secrets from her and something tells her that the key to unlocking them
lies in the eerie bug-shaped masks hidden throughout the property. We all wear masks—to hide
our imperfections to make us stronger and braver. But if Libby keeps hers on for too long she
might just lose herself—and everyone she loves.
