The Hook:
Described as “The Blair Witch Project meets The Andy Griffith Show” this book follows Mouse as she cleans out her deceased grandmother’s home in rural North Carolina and uncovers unspeakable horrors.
My Impressions:
First of all, who could possibly resist that description, right? I had to know what this book was about, and having already read T. Kingfisher’s “The Hollow Places,” I knew I was in for something unforgettable. True to form, the author really delivers on the horror I’d come to expect, and then some.
Mouse is a decidedly likable character the audience wants to root for, and the story is made all the more terrifying by how much we really don’t want to see Mouse get permanently traumatized. After all, it’s not her fault she’s in a horror novel. If you’re looking for a truly original horror novel, look no further, because this was a reading experience unlike any other.
If you can handle the extraordinary spookiness, this book is absolutely worth a read. I don’t want to spoil any of the twists, but I will say that one twist in particular was so effective I audibly gasped while reading it, paused the audiobook, and ran to tell my roommate about the twist over a cup of tea while my nerves recovered.
If you’ve read this book, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments.
Happy reading!
Kat Pollock 