3.5

A snow, spine-chilling book about grief and the horrors of the unknown.

The Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno is a book about a man who recently lost his wife to a tragic accident. Months later he is still having a hard time moving on. So, he decides to move to Colorado to get away from the constant reminders of her. But weird things start happening at the cabin-things that subtly originated back before his wife died. Will Thiago be able to accept and move past his grief? Or will he let it consume him.

This was such a unique book. I feel like it did a horrifying, yet accurate portrayal of what grief is like in some people.
Obviously we all grieve differently.
I was super invested in the story itself! I will say the ending became a bit confusing/muddled for me, but I enjoyed the beginning and middle. I was a bit disappointed that there was not more of the Alexa knockoff "Itza" featured in the book.
The way it's pitched sounded like it was going to be a possessed smart device type of story.

There are some heavy themes in this book so make sure to look up content warnings before starting. A few examples are harm to an animal, death, body horror (nothing extreme), etc...

Also, this book is on kindle unlimited. It has some snowy elements and makes a great winter read! It's short sitting at 251 pages.