Wylding Hall was such a great read! It is written in a documentary format, which initially seemed like it wasn't going to work, but it's quickly very obvious that this is actually the best format for this story. Hand really pulls it off. She creates such a cinematic experience by writing in this way. It is exactly like watching a supernatural documentary. She really captures the tone of an acid-folk band in a haunted ancient country house perfectly.

I was impressed in the development of each character, and how they all had their own different personalities and voices. The novel is pretty short and each character has so little space to develop, but somehow, they all manage to have their own uniqueness that is evident to the reader.

This book was just the right amount of scary for me, my scare-o-meter caps out pretty low. The entire tone was drifting between tense panicked anticipation and relaxed summertime in a country home vibes. There was some moments where I felt like I was just relaxing with them in this country home in the summer and I'd have to snap to attention because something ~unusual~ and ~wrong~ would happen. Just like any supernatural haunting story! Really well execuated, a really great experience read.