the buzz
an instant New York Times bestseller
a Morris Award Finalist
an instant New York Times bestseller a Morris Award Finalist
“A riveting debut… an impressive gothic mystery.”
―Angeline Boulley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter
“Put it on your shelf next to Rebecca and The Haunting of Hill House.”
―Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn and Sawkill Girls
“Exquisitely unsettling atmosphere, vivid prose, and creeping horrors.”
―Kate Alice Marshall, author of I Am Still Alive and Rules for Vanishing
“My absolute favorite new entry in the gothic genre.”
―Courtney Gould, award-winning author of The Dead and the Dark
“Read this one with the lights on.”
―Emily X.R. Pan, New York Times bestselling author
“She Is a Haunting is the type of story that settles deep down inside of you and never lets you go. Beautiful, terrifying, and haunting (of course), it's impossible not to devour as quickly as you can.” —Elle Rose, 5-starred Goodreads review
“She Is a Haunting is the type of story that settles deep down inside of you and never lets you go. Beautiful, terrifying, and haunting (of course), it's impossible not to devour as quickly as you can.” —Elle Rose, 5-starred Goodreads review
“I was haunted by this book. When I couldn’t be reading it, I was thinking about it. I had dreams about it. It dug its roots into my brain. I went into this book looking for queer horror and got so much more... It’s disturbing. It’s beautiful and unsettling at the same time. I loved the horror, but I loved Jade even more.” —Kayla, 5-starred Goodreads review
“I was haunted by this book. When I couldn’t be reading it, I was thinking about it. I had dreams about it. It dug its roots into my brain. I went into this book looking for queer horror and got so much more... It’s disturbing. It’s beautiful and unsettling at the same time. I loved the horror, but I loved Jade even more.” —Kayla, 5-starred Goodreads review
“This one dug into my skin, crawled into my lungs, and then set me on fire. Compulsive, heartwrenching and beautifully creepy. I'm holding Jade Nguyen and all her prickly, haunted, desperately soft pieces close to me forever.” —Wen, 5-starred Goodreadsreview
“This one dug into my skin, crawled into my lungs, and then set me on fire. Compulsive, heartwrenching and beautifully creepy. I'm holding Jade Nguyen and all her prickly, haunted, desperately soft pieces close to me forever.” —Wen, 5-starred Goodreadsreview
“Prepare to be utterly and completely creeped out by this debut horror about a bi girl named Jade who moves to Vietnam for the summer.”
“This is indeed a haunting book that will make your skin crawl even after you close its pages for the final time.”
“This moody gothic horror mystery YA is set in Vietnam, where the protagonist Jade has arrived… the French colonial era house her father is restoring is literally out to get her.”
“A well-paced novel, with dread creeping in slowly yet relentlessly, and one you’ll be thinking about days after you finish the last page.”
“Reads like Mexican Gothic meets Margurite Duras, for a haunting literary horror novel fully situated in its historical milieu.”
“An atmospheric YA horror story with serious Mexican Gothic vibes, word that Trang Thanh Trah’s She Is a Haunting is a gamechanger has been floating around the publishing world for some time.”
