This was a thrilling spooky book about family secrets and what happens when the dead don’t want to stay dead. Alfie is trying to heal himself and his two twin daughters after losing his wife in a semi-freaky accident but, when the twins start playing with an ‘imaginary friend’, Alfie becomes concerned and seeks help via Pippa’s therapist twin sister, Julia. Old family secrets become exposed and the dark side of the twins’ imaginary friend, Black Mamba, creeps into the already rocky family relationship. Black Mamba is here to stay, whether they like it or not.

I really enjoyed the build up of this novel. It was very creepy and got progressively creepier, which is always a delight. I really loved the plot but I did feel like there were key items that weren’t explored enough; the basis of the ‘imaginary friend’ was tied to a dark family secret but you didn’t really find out about the entirety of the secret until the very end, there were only small mentions of it throughout. I also think I am in the majority when I say I am annoyed that Alfie and Julia get together (SPOILER). It just doesn’t seem very fitting for the novel, especially if the imaginary friend is who you think they are.

Overall, I thought this was a pretty good book that had a lot of spooky elements I really enjoyed. Thank you Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the advanced readers' copy in exchange for an honest review.