The author reached out to me and offered a copy of this novella, so thanks to Daniel Dean for the access to this. As always, this is my honest review. 

The book description appealed to me and I can honestly say this story was nothing like I expected. It's creative and I appreciate that about it. However, it didn't have enough meat on its bones for me, so it's around 2.5 stars for me, rounded up to 3. 

Mostly, I feel like it lacked horror elements and punch. As it is, it's kind of mind-bendy and the horror comes more from the unknown and lack of logic, but that's not particularly scary to me, so I needed something more. 

In terms of writing style, I think the inner monologues and dialogues need improvement. The characters exclaimed a lot, which stood out to me for some reason, and it felt like this needed editing because the structure was a bit choppy at times. It could also just be that the author is still developing their craft and that's fine; I hope he continues writing stories. 

Overall, this is a novella that you can read in one sitting and you'll enjoy it if you like winter settings, parallel dimensions, characters who are uprooted from their reality without any explanation, and not being given all the answers.