Holy. Fuck. I've read many horror/thriller novels over the years, most as subpar as the cheap horror movies I love to binge. But this book? Damn this book was good. For the first time ever reading a horror story I truly felt dread and despair. In most horror stories you know someone has to survive, at some cost, and that the big bad will be subdued either permanently or long enough to leave the protagonist alone but still reign terror on someone else. Not with this book. With this book it becomes increasingly obvious that hope is futile and you're just here to see it all unfold. And then that ending?! Oof.

I did dock the half star because the book started S.L.O.W. Like painfully slow. I didn't care for the characters and just wanted to get into the story. But damn am I glad I pushed through and got to the juicy bits. Can't believe I found this book in a used bookstore because I sure as hell am going to recommend it to everyone who like horror books. I'm sure the movie they made based off this book is horrible and doesn't give into the true dread you get from reading.