What_Kel_Reads

 

 Welp, turns out I loved this book. As a reminder, this was a book I purposely didn’t read because I was scared it wouldn’t live up to the hype in my brain. As it turns out, I didn’t have to worry about that at all! This is such a fun, creepy, atmospheric read! I do wish the shelves had waited to give me this until closer to spooky season, but that’s a minor complaint. I freaking love the beautiful illustrations included in the book. They really made this such an immersive read. The characters and setting were perfection. It very much reminded me of being a kid watching Are You Afraid of the Dark, and that eerie feeling left after they pour the water out onto the campfire and all that’s left is smoke.

I’m glad I jotted down notes when I read this book because it has not stayed in my brain at all. I finished this book mid April, and I have already forgotten it.  I don’t mind a miscommunication trope, but the things this couple fought over were so freaking petty. They could have easily resolved their problems by just taking 30 seconds to talk things over. This includes disagreements each of the main characters had with their family members in the story. Additionally, I really couldn’t stand the FMC. She’s pretty toxic, and the MMC deserved better. She’s supposed to be this really intelligent phd candidate, but she’s about as mature as the average 13 year old. Hard pass. At my age, I’m tired of books where the FMC is immature for the sake of the plot. Taylor Alison Swift did not win the great war for us to have to put up with FMCs like this. There’s also a third act breakup that is just completely unnecessary. The characters seem flat and not properly developed. Add all of this tog...