tashreads2manybooks's Reviews (1.06k)

This one gave me serious Jane Harper vibes. If you love her sense of place, small town mysteries and twists you will not see coming - then do yourself a favour and check out The Whispering by Veronica Lando. With only 162 ratings on Goodreads - this deserves a while lot more hype.

This is book you will read about an actress who is reading a screenplay about a writer who is reading a book about a woman who get scared shitless in a cabin in the middle of nowhere. Have I lost you yet? Don't worry - it's not as complicated as it sounds. It's also probably not really a horror (although they address that in the book too).

I can see why this has received so many low ratings - it's very meta in its form - but I had a good time. I liked how the book (author) poked fun itself and the genre - almost like a 4th wall wink to the camera. Some people may call it pretentious and oh so blasé, but honestly I am not that clever - I kinda liked the story within the story within the.... well, you get what I mean.

Many thanks to Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.