I'm going to have to wash my brain out after reading Bay's End and Jack & Jill in the same week. This book takes you through all the emotions, and instead of boring you in the middle like a lot of books, it punches you in the face with some incredibly dark content.

There was a second in there where I was so horrified that I had to set the book down, and think about whether or not I wanted to finish the book...I picked it back up, and I'm glad that I did. Everything balances out, and this book has a lot of both good and evil.

The small town writing is very King-esque, and I really enjoyed that. Edward Lorn writes kids very well, and it's so easy to get invested in this story. This is the second book I've read by this author (the first was Fairy Lights), and these two books are entirely different worlds. I will vouch for the fact that his writing has versitility, and I'm excited to try our more books. A friend on Instagram (@codysbookshelf) referred to the author as "Jack Ketchum, with a little southern flair", and I agree with this.

Thank you so much for sending me a copy of Bay's End, Edward!