A book that had soooo much potential but fell a bit short in the last few chapters. First I’ll begin with this book was weird asf and initially gave off a Hide and Seek type vibe or so I thought. I was with all that but as I got deeper into the novel I realized Vera’s father was just a very deranged man.

He was a serial killer nonetheless but it was the fact he allowed his behavior to rub off on Vera that I found odd. The peephole in her room floor was an open window to the basement where his crimes were committed. Whhhhy would you want your child to watch you torture and commit murder?

I believe her mother knew exactly what he’d been doing yet she was silent to his actions. After Vera decides to follow in her father’s footsteps and “help” her friend Brandon. Only then does he finally see the error of his ways. Once her father got arrested and confessed to all the murders even the one he didn’t commit Daphne blames Vera for it coming to light. 

Maybe if she had been more attentive and shielded Vera from her father’s dark side their relationship would’ve turned out differently. But Daphne had never been the best mother and throughout the book she seemed to be jealous of the relationship Vera had with her dad. So, when Daphne was on her death bed and called for Vera to come home I was surprised she went back. 

Overall, I thought the premise was interesting but the way the author threw in that supernatural twist with the house my feelings changed. It really made me not like the book as much because the twist didn’t make sense. The entire book you’re on edge then you get hit with this random twist and it throws it all off. So, I say read at your own will you might actually enjoy it more than I did ‼️