Review: Confusing at Times, But The Idea and Basic Plot is a Brilliant One
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2012
The beginning of the story is a bit confusing, I've read over it a few times and still don't know if the initial obsession of the narrator came to be in her bed ridden unable to communicate almost coma like state, because she got hit by a car, which somehow drove on the field, or if she was simply hit in the head by the ball in a softball game batting mishap.  Also had no idea who this creepy guy who likes to hide/live in the closest of the girl was having a conversation with at one stage until I worked out it was supposed to be me who asked him the question on the page.But the roughly written style aside, this is a good story that with a bit editing could not only be publishable but appear in a decent various author anthology hard copy book beside big name authors.  The narrator is a particularly creepy individual, in most stories you can grow to like or cheer for the antihero, but not so with the narrator of House Guest.  You're not going to be looking at him with anything but disgust and a hope that he's unsuccessful in every more disturbing act he wants to get up to.  If you were to discover him doing what he does to someone in your family, in your house, well you wouldn't hesitate to kill him in anger as just a gut reaction.  This is what makes this story so creepy and good. It will have you glued to the screen of your computer or whatever way you read Kindle books.  The story isn't very long, it'll take you about ten minutes to read so makes a good lunch break read. If you've got a portable Kindle reading device you'll probably be passing it around once you've finished.