3.75 ⭐

Fun, not so scary, yet a tad creepy, Halloween read. There was a little too much "filler" or "get to know the cast" for my tastes, particularly since there are several POVs. Sometimes, the more I knew about a character, the less I cared... but I enjoyed all the 80's nostalgia and twisty-turny bits. About half way through I was fairly certain this would be a 3 star book but the ending saved it for me.

Rachel Gillig is officially an auto-buy author for me... this is how I wish all sequels and endings were delivered.

I put off reading my ARC, because I was reluctant to finish this duology.
I LOVED the world of Blunder and all of the riddles & rhymes.
The magic system was very unique. The characters & relationships were incredibly lovable. I even loved to hate the assholes of story. Gillig's writing style meshes so well with my brain, I never wanted to put this book down... I'm incredibly bummed that this tale is over, though I'm already looking forward to re-reading it

3.75⭐
A+++ for the cover art!
A solid B for the story.
This had a lot of fun, 80's throwback, coming of age horror to begin with. Then naturally, an expected jump to adulthood with a twist... only there's a second turn of events, that I wasn't expecting which made the story more enjoyable, bringing everything full circle.

Thanks to NetGalley for.the eARC!

A big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey heart felt... stuff