"Sacrifice was about loss. It was about giving up things you loved. It was about doing the things that were hardest, that scared you the most."

Chris's world turns upside down when her son dies in a tragic car crash. The grief overcomes her until one day a small cut on her finger drips blood onto his roadside memorial, changing her life. She suddenly starts seeing his ghost, but is it really him or some malevolent force?

Obviously I don't have children so it is difficult to relate to the main character in that aspect. However, the writing is very effective that you could feel Chris's grief through the pages and, as crazy as her actions are, how badly she just wants to have her son back in her life. The frustration, the sorrow, the self-inflicted pain she creates - you could really feel it all.

At only 110 pages, Hightower packs a punch, even though the pacing is a little slow. It is emotional and harrowing, but also creepy and horrifying thinking about what would happen next. And her neighbour, Dan, is the sweetest guy who really tried his best to understand her. 

If you enjoy grief horror then you will like this novella!