I had first discovered this story when scrolling through Netflix and saw the movie. Let me get this straight, the first half of the book is better, the second half isnt.

The first half is an interesting surivival horror, where the gang is lost in the woods, with something maybe hunting them down. The second half turns into a random cult run by 3 teenagers. The book really slows down in the second half.

I would say this book is more of a psychological horror, allowing you to put yourself in the characters situation... well, at least the first half. To be quite honest, if you are going to read this book, just read the first half. Thats the best part of the story. Read the first half, watch the movie. I find the movie had a way better second half than the book. Honestly, once the story is really only told from Lukes perspective, all of the forest horror stops, and it becomes more of a people are scary book. I dont know... honestly if I couldve I would have given it 2.5 stars. But, Im giving it the benefit of 3 rather than 2, because the first half is well executed.