Genre: Horror
Release Date: April 23rd, 2024
Pages: 400
Publisher: Angry Robot
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“Hadleigh Keene died on the road leading away from Hollyhock Asylum. The reasons are unknown. Her sister Morgan blames herself. A year later with the case still unsolved, Morgan creates a false identity, that of a troubled housewife named Charlotte Turner, and goes inside.
Morgan quickly discovers that Hollyhock is… not right. She is shaken by the hospital’s peculiar routines and is soon beset by strange episodes. All the while, the persona of Charlotte takes on a life of its own, becoming stronger with each passing day. As her identity begins unraveling, Morgan finds herself tracing Hadleigh’s footsteps and peering into the places they lead.”
My Review:
What a mindwarp of a story!
I loved the structure, with the multi-media aspects.
It’s a creepy, unsettling, terrifying, disturbing, nightmare-inducing, psychological/paranormal horror.
Especially considering that much of what the book is based on are things that actually happened in asylums.
It kept me hooked and the reveals were brilliant.
It will probably be one of my favorite horror books of the year.
It definitely shook me and left me thinking, wtf is going on here, in the best way possible.
This one will insert itself into your brain and never let you go.
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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