This is the perfect book for October because this is one of the creepiest books I’ve ever read! I never would have picked this up on my own, but it was my book club’s October pick so I decided to give it a try. While I admit I enjoyed it a lot more than I ever expected to, it solidified for me that horror is not my favorite genre.
In a sleepy town in Georgia during the late 80’s a group of 4 housewives met once a month for their “Not Really a Book Club” book club where they discussed the true crime books that were always read. When a stranger with different habits moves in to the neighborhood, weird things start happening. Only Patricia Campbell notices and everyone else, including her husband, thinks she’s crazy. After a few years of staying silent, Patricia decides it’s time to take matters into her own hands to rid their town of this creepy but personable neighbor.
I kind of wish I had read instead of listening to this because then I could have jumped over the super creepy parts instead of having them tattooed in my brain. Despite the creep factor, this book really hooked me and I didn’t want to stop listening. I haven’t read too many (ok, I’ve only read Twilight) vampire books and this was a very interesting take on vampires. This one was certainly creepier than Edward Cullen!