3.5 stars rounded up.

Inside these pages is a dark, uncomfortable, and weird story. It centers around women and the history of witchcraft, along with a small town that fully absorbs this belief.

What worked for me most was the sense of dread and creepy scenes. Often it was mysterious and confusing - confusing on purpose and I enjoyed that. I was left often thinking is this real? What’s happening? How is this meant to be the real deal?

There were twists and turns and horrific things happening.

The first half was absolutely dark and twisty and super tense. The last half dragged a bit and I was waiting for the loose ends to make sense. I understood the way the author took the story, but if that’s the way she was going to curve it, there needed to be an explanation for events happening.

The main character Mina was also lacking. She could t decide what she wanted to be and that left me feeling like I didn’t care about her.

Overall, this was a tense and enjoyable horror story. It is very reminiscent of older horror books and I think will be liked by many. Worth the read for sure, but won’t be an all time favorite.

I did receive this from copy from the publisher, but all views are my own.