Fountain Dead blends YA and horror in this multi-timeline, multi-perspective story. Part of the story takes place in the 1860s and the second part takes place in the 1980s. I do not want to give anything away about either timeline, but with the two we have a combination of teen angst/sexuality issues, haunted houses, ghosts, Native Americans, and perhaps even some slight possession. There is definitely a lot going on here - one may even wager there is too much going on.

At times I was unsure of why there was a storyline from the 1860s - at least such a predominant one for what we got out of it in the end. I would have rather read more of the spooky things happening in the "present" and some of those plotlines fleshed out a little more to resolution.

There were a couple of scenes that definitely unnerved me and I would have been afraid for real if they happened to me. I would not want to be in our protagonist's shoes by any means. But most of the true horror was at the end. I enjoyed the horror that was there but definitely wanted more of it.

Thank you to the author for a copy in exchange for an honest review.