man I wanted to like this so much more than I actually did. I really liked the characters, and I'm a sucker for a haunted house. this had some interesting things going for it! the pacing, however, seemed to work against the story at every turn: moments that needed to breathe to have maximum impact were brushed past and moments that could have been quick were lingered on. some of the writing choices were not necessarily my favorite, but if the pacing had been better that likely wouldn't have affected my enjoyment of the book. the end was surprisingly one of the best parts, usually I am pretty disappointed by horror endings but I enjoyed the twists. overall, this was fine but kind of a slog and I really wanted more from it.