Complex and mind-bending in the best of ways, A HOUSE LIKE AN ACCORDION will keep your attention from start to finish. This is a lavish tale, almost like a contemporary fairy tale -- fabulously inventive. At times strange, I found the story to be engaging and intriguing. Keryth's quest kept me turning the pages. I had to be sure to pay attention as we jumped across timelines. The patient reader will be rewarded. Ultimately this is a story about moving on from regret.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advance e-galley; all opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own.

A fascinating book full of wonderful ideas and concepts. A House Like an Accordion is a fantasy book with it’s roots deep in family life.
Relatable characters in a fantastic and magical story.

What a strange, magical book to end a year of reading. A HOUSE LIKE AN ACCORDIAN captured my attention from title alone, and I'm delighted to confirm that the contents is exactly as quirky & expansive as you might expect.

It's the kind of book that benefits from knowing as little as possible before diving in, so I'll try not to give too much away. At the center is Keryth, a woman who must confront her surreal, ephemeral past after she finds herself literally (and figuratively) fading away--likely because of her absent father's mysterious powers.

Audrey Burges crafts an ambitiously imaginative exploration of complicated families and the deep-seated regrets that can haunt a person for decades; it's about regret, wonder, and what it really means to belong to someone/somwhere. Even when the logic seemed to grow fuzzy, I was 100% on board--we jump between timelines and places and I loved every single minute. I've never read a book quite like this, and I'm desperate for a bigger audience to find it after release day so I can discuss my thoughts!

HOUSE may have unraveled reality around me, but I'm certain of one thing: it won't be my last Audrey Burges book.

"A House Like an Accordion" is my second novel and the sophomore effort from author Audrey Burges. Since I loved her debut ("The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone") , I was thrilled to get my hands on an advance copy of her latest & it did not disappoint. Like her previous title, this one is firmly in the magic realism, light fantasy genre. The MC, Keryth, is an overwhelmed and burned out contemporary woman who finds herself literally disappearing and becoming translucent, which has to do with her long-lost father, an artist. As a modern woman myself, this really resonated with me - I often feel invisible & also often burned-out. This one is perhaps more magical and yet relatable than her debut, and I highly recommend it to readers who enjoy this genre or identify with the MC. My sincere thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the complimentary DRC, my sincere pleasure to review this title.

I absolutely adored the Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone and was ecstatic for this one. I was a bit surprised by how different it felt for me, but I can’t pin down why. I think it might be lacking in the charm she brought through Myra. I stopped after chapter 2 (5%). I imagine this will be three to four stars for the target audience.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC.

Audrey Burges writes some of the most interesting commercial fiction I've ever read. I am obsessed with how her mind works. I love the way she brings together so many seemingly disparate threads to spin something that feels fragile and beautiful and strange. This book is about all the ways that love can both knock us off course and find ourselves--and each other--again. I was equal parts haunted and enraptured by it, just like I was with THE MINUSCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE.

A poignant look at the ties of family, A House Like an Accordion captivated me with its magic. I felt like I’d stepped into a contemporary fairytale I did not want to leave. Audrey Burges' words absolutely sparkle