It really is a rare thing when you find any shred of hope within a horror novel and, after all the disturbing imagery and implications, I was surprised to see such an uplifting ending. Ward does an excellent job of keeping us in suspense as twist upon twist starts to pile up and our narrators start to appear not as reliable as we initially thought. It really is a book that you immediately want to read again after putting it down, now knowing exactly how all the pieces fit together and wondering how you could have missed them before.