Thanks to Del Ray and NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and feedback are my own. 

What a hit from Kiersten White! I read Hide last year and loved the concept but not the execution, so I am beyond thrilled to find her newest release one of my favorite horror reads this year. Horror books don't really scare me ever, but I found myself contemplating if I should be reading this one late at night, with some of the scenes in the house. The ambiance is great, I enjoyed our cast of characters and their relationships to each other, and I appreciated the religious/deconstruction metaphors and undertones that were present if one wanted to contemplate them, but not a central element of the story.

My biggest downside to this book - the only downside, really - was that I had no idea what the hell was going on during the climax of the story. I got enough out of it to get by, but descriptions felt a little confusing there. I also feel like there were some elements that weren't wrapped up or explained as well as I would have liked, but that might not be true upon a reread.

If you're into the concept of the Candle Cove creepypasta meets Stephen King's It, I think you'd really dig this one.