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The Watchers by A.M. Shine
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'll admit, I didn't know what to expect with The Watchers. It really took me by surprise with it's fantastic pacing. While in the beginning, you're not quite sure what's going on- is this a horror? Sci-fi? Fantasy? And when it all comes to a dawning realization, things get incredibly terrifying. This book pulls you in slowly and then keeps you on the edge of your seat from the minute our main character gets into the woods.

The ending of this book made me realize I had stopped breathing. My fear for the people in the story and what might happen to them was jarring. I didn't realize how invested I was, until the book ended, and I felt a need to know more. This book is genuinely a fantastic one for horror readers, especially those who have a love of jarring stories of the fae.