The Village meets Needful things in this story about one small village and the monsters in it. Ellerie Downing has lived an isolated life in Amity Falls, surrounded by forests, and working on tending to her family’s beehives and taking care of her sisters. She dreams of bigger things yet her twin brother remains careless and free to do as he pleases. Life in Amity Falls is not like many others, early town settlers have fought off monstrous creatures in the woods....and suddenly rumors have started again that they are back. Throw in people dying in mysterious and gruesome ways, missing storage, sabotage, and resentments brewing and secrets coming to light and soon Amity Falls is beginning to fall apart. It does not help that there is a mysterious new boy in town who claims to be visiting with his trapper companions... and has taken a liking to Ellerie but remains tight lip about his secrets. Soon Ellerie begins to realizes that the residents’ desires are coming true, and the creatures are indeed real and back. Now Ellerie must figure out what is going on and how to protect her sisters before its too late.

This was such a fun read! I adored The Village and Needful Things so this was just a great time for me. The mystery was a fun one to try and unravel and the magical element just worked so well. I really enjoyed getting to know Ellerie and Whitaker. Their chemistry was sweet and I loved that we got to go through the seasons in this story. I am a sucker for any kind of murder mystery set in a small community where secrets start coming to life and everyone is suspect. This one was particularly interesting with the whole creature aspect! I highly recommend this chilling yet magical read that has a dash of romance!

*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Children's for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*