Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah is set in the town of Bishop, known for its recurring windstorms and sunflowers, as well as the disappearances of several women. When three more women go missing one stormy night, their daughters are left to pick up the pieces of their lives over the next two years while grappling with a lack of answers in regard to what happened to their mothers. With a belated memorial for their mothers looming, Delilah, Jude, Whitney, and Bo are forced to confront the lies they have been told and deal with the secrets they have kept hidden. The town of Bishop is revealed to have a dark history, founded on blood, and when the girls realize that the town is now craving their own they must find a way to either save themselves or become victims like so many before them.

The cover of this one is absolutely GORG and it's what initially drew me in, but the plot was really compelling to me as well! Something about this one reminded me of Practical Magic, which is not to say this is a witchy book, per se, but the vibes were similar. I did struggle through the book to tell each main character and their mothers apart as there was just a lot going on at all times, but over all this is a great YA and I think the target demographic will absolutely love it.

Thanks so much to St. Martin's Press as well as NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this title in exchange for my honest thoughts ahead of its release on 02/21/2023!