I really loved the author’s first book, especially the tense atmosphere he created that had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. A History of Fear was one of the few books I’ve read that genuinely made me look over my shoulder while reading. I was expecting the same chilling and eerie setting in this book, but really only felt like it was creepy for the first bit, and then it just became expected whenever a supernatural presence would appear. I think partly this was because the premise of a museum haunted by dinosaurs was too far fetched to be really scary for me, and also because I’m not interested in dinosaurs at all, so the scientific processes and Simon’s description of his work was something I had to fight to keep from skipping over. 
Despite not really feeling the fear from this book, I was invested in the mystery part of it which was enough to keep me intrigued, although I did guess a bit of what happened to Morgan about halfway through. I also liked the ending and how it tied everything together. I wasn’t always a fan of Simon throughout the book, and I felt that at points he seemed more of a device for the plot to progress through than a fully emotionally developed character. Still, I understood where he was coming from and why he behaved the way he did at times, and I think he grew enough through the story that I couldn’t really hate him at the end.  I also really appreciate a queer horror protagonist, especially when the story isn’t centered around trauma or pain from homophobia/coming out, which did add to me liking this book a little more.