I was a little nervous about reading this book - I had a fear that it would be boring and not scary at all. I mean it's 2017 and how can a Saint Bernard be scary? I am happy to say I was very wrong. This book hooked me from the very beginning as being dark, sinister, haunting, and thrilling. I was totally unprepared for the greatness in my hands. There is so much more to this book than "a big dog with rabies who traps a mother and son in her Pinto." This book ROCKED!