Emery Blackwood's life was shattered at her high school graduation when her boyfriend August was accused of murdering her best friend Lily and then he moved away without her. Still living in their small superstitious island town, August's return sets the whole town atwitter. In town to bury his mother's ashes, August must confront his high school sweetheart and a town that doesn't want him back.

Adrienne Young's new novel is a slow-burn mystery with hints of witchy magic. Honestly, there's not much action in the story (or much magic), just an overhanging sense of dread and secrets running through the town. The atmospheric story was good enough to hold my interest, but I could easily see others being bored with the lack of character development.