I'm between 3 and 4 stars...
This is spooky enough to leave you wanting more.
Addie and Toby are moving to a small town where 7 deaths have occurred in the past 4 months. The town itself has the feel of a forgotten place and hiden secrets in every corner.
The premise is pretty good. Soon enough, Toby, the husband, introduces a new subplot, as does Addie, the wife, who is trying to face the consequences of a previous mistake.
The past is doled out in small doses that compel you to continue reading, and the murder cases are meaningful enough to make you care about what happened.
In the middle, the pacing slows down, as is often the case with this kind of story, but it is interesting nonetheless, and I truly enjoyed it.
However, there are some resolutions I was not happy with, as Toby’s story is not resolved in a tangible way, and Addie’s secret is dealt with too quickly–for all the pain she has suffered because of it, it felt unfulfilling.
As someone who is not a big fan of spooky towns and scary stories, I liked it much more than I thought I would. It was fun experience.
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