For a shorter story this book hits perfectly. The kindle version I read was about 240 pages which is technically a novella. I always find these a little harder to rate overall because I am used to reading books about a hundred pages longer. I think because of this books length the main character and her father weren’t as fully developed as I would normally hope for, however, it wasn’t a huge hinderance on the story and I still enjoyed. This book is more a gothic horror with a very vivid scene at one point, and I liked how it was done. The supernatural elements were also fantastic and really added to the story. The setting was my favorite part because it just felt so bleak and it was perfect for this horror story to play out. Having this book set during mid-pandemic also added to the creepy, gothic setting. Because of how vividly the writing was, I felt like I was right there in the small secluded town, and I felt myself pulling my blanket up a little more because I had chills. I read this one rather quickly because despite being a gothic horror it did have quicker pacing.


Thank you to @daturabooks and @netgalley for the e-arc. All thoughts are my own.