The Chrysalis was a fun book to read! My initial interest in the book stemmed from reading the synopsis and seeing the tagline on the cover, DON'T GO IN THE BASEMENT. I had expected a lot more horror than I got, and even read a few reviews that considered this sci-fi and not horror at all. While I agree that it is not as MUCH horror as I wanted, it is still horror (horror light? horror adjacent?) and I do not really think it is sci-fi by any means.

I really enjoyed the protagonist's descent into madness based on the basement/what's in the basement. It was reminiscent of Jack Torrance from The Shining in some ways, and it made for an unpredictable character to read about!

If anything, I want to know more about the house, its past, the previous owners, the basement, the thing in the basement, etc. I don't feel like we got enough of that which could have helped with the element of horror.

Overall this was a great read and I give it 4 out of 5 stars! Thanks to the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review!