Special thanks to the author, @stmartinpress for my gifted copy, & @macmillan.audio #MacAudio2024 for my gifted ALC‼️

This book had so much potential but fell short for me because I honestly was lost on what was happening. In the beginning everything was clear we had siblings raising siblings after the loss of a parent and the abandonment of another. You could tell it was a lot of pressure on Calla trying to hold things together being Jamie’s guardian and him being so defiant. Then Dre was really nonchalant about things which provided no help.

The night Jamie got into trouble and the cop was murdered that’s when all of the confusion started. The entire book he was acting out and I’m 100% sure his behavior created whatever it was they were experiencing lol. Calla was also withholding so many emotions, seemed to have some relationship issues with her father, on top of dealing with some suppressed trauma maybe it was all a manifestation of what she was going through. Idk it was never really stated in the book so I’m still at a loss behind it all.

Overall, the book was okay. Before all of the chaos begins it does start off well building up the suspense with some eeriness, the character development was good, and the vivid descriptions made it easy for me to envision a lot of it. This was like a mix between a Jordan Peele movie and Nightmare on Elm Street because it makes you question what’s real and what isn’t. Although I didn’t love it doesn’t mean you won’t‼️