This, my friends, this is a great psychological horror and it truly freaked me out.

Told from 8-year-old Bela's perspective that gave this an eerie edge to it with an innocent worldview. Which you'd think would soften the plot elements but if anything it amplified it. The pages read quickly and kept the same pace the entire time. At times it felt wrong somehow, like the unseen was writing this through a whisper and a laugh AS I turned each page. It was giving malevolent and darker Coraline vibes. It was very unique in how the story was told but also how it unfolded as it felt rooted in reality from page one and carefully wrapped in terrifying components. This will sit with me for a long time to come.

I have a 10 year old and so it was all too easy for me to place myself in the shoes of the parents and realize just how hopeless it would feel and yet they charged ahead. In no way was I prepared for that final scene, it was just insanity and had my jaw dropping because what the . . .

Probably hugged my daughter for a solid five minutes after finishing.