2.5 Great cover. Interesting Concept. Poor delivery.

The best part of this book? The children. Every other character was insufferable. Diavola is essentially a family trip gone wrong, with our main character enduring constant gaslighting and bullying from her family, particularly her twin brother and younger sister.

While on vacation in Italy staying in a castle like villa our main character comes to realize there’s something not right about this eerie property and secluded town. After finding out there’s a mysterious attic room no one’s allowed to enter, she becomes even more on edge. Sounds interesting, right? But the execution falls flat. The characters are so unlikable I found myself rooting for their collective demise—which, frustratingly, never happens