Many thanks to NetGalley, Minotaur Books, and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of this creepy tale by Daisy Pearce, wonderfully narrated by Ana Clements. All opinions expressed in this review are my own – 4 stars!
Mina is a newly-certified child psychology with little experience and unable to find her path. She meets journalist Sam Hunter at a grief support group, and he approaches her with a proposition. Alice is a 13-year-old who supposedly is being haunted by a witch in the remote village of Banathel. Alice feels this is an opportunity to gain experience and improve Alice’s life. But Alice’s behavior becomes more disturbing, and the townspeople feel that she is evil and they aren’t shy about expressing it.
This was such a creepy, atmospheric story and I thought the writing was hauntingly beautiful. The narration of the book just added an additional layer. Mina is dealing with past trauma and has some ulterior motives in connecting with Alice, as does Sam. This is a dark and twisty tale that will have you guessing just where the evil lies.
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