She is the reason no one goes in the water. And she will make them pay.

I enjoyed the author’s first novel, Burn Down Rise Up and I enjoyed this book too! The creep factor was so high! Especially in the beginning of the book where we don’t know what’s going on. All we know is that this town is weird, these people are weird, and somebody is in danger! The suspense was definitely being built, and I had to know what was going on! I love a good revenge story, and lemme just say that the revenge was WELL DESERVED! I was definitely rooting for all the revenge. I feel like Vincent Tirado’s writing style has improved even more since Burn Down Rise Up and I can’t wait to see how else their writing will evolve as they release more and more books!

I did have a couple of things that could’ve been better in this book to me. For one, the side characters didn’t have much personality. I wanted to like them, but they weren’t developed enough to stand out. I wanted to care about them more. Also, I was left with questions at the end. There were things that happened at the beginning of the book that weren’t mentioned again at the end, and I needed closure on those things. 

I recommend this book to anyone looking for a horror featuring a creepy town, Black main characters, revenge, and sapphic representation! Vincent Tirado is definitely an author to watch! I can’t wait to see what they release next!

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for this arc! All opinions are my own.

TW: Murder and racism