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A review by kathleenabby
In the Dark of the Grove by Jon Wesley Huff
dark
5.0
In the Dark of the Grove is an e gaging horror mystery with a M/M romance subplot.
📖 Kyle never wanted to return home after he was kicked out of his parent's house. But after his father's death, he has no choice. He comes home to find a secret note hidden in his father's old typewriter and the people in this small town are acting stranger than usual toward him.
📚 I was was hooked from the start and the way the tension and mystery was slowly built up was fantastic. My favourite thing about this is the fact I didn't know what was coming. I could see there was something extremely wrong in this town and it was eerie but not what. When the pieces came together it fits the narrative perfectly but I love how this had me guessing right up until the end.
The Characters are great and well freshed out with plenty of representation. There are characters to love and hate but all are engaging.
I love how this explored that small town mentality especially through the pov of a queer man. It also goes into themes such as greed, childhood trauma and bigotry and I think it was done really well.
For me this is my favourite kind of horror, one that reflects human nature. Because to me people are scarier than anything else. I highly recommend 🙌🏻
📖 Kyle never wanted to return home after he was kicked out of his parent's house. But after his father's death, he has no choice. He comes home to find a secret note hidden in his father's old typewriter and the people in this small town are acting stranger than usual toward him.
📚 I was was hooked from the start and the way the tension and mystery was slowly built up was fantastic. My favourite thing about this is the fact I didn't know what was coming. I could see there was something extremely wrong in this town and it was eerie but not what. When the pieces came together it fits the narrative perfectly but I love how this had me guessing right up until the end.
The Characters are great and well freshed out with plenty of representation. There are characters to love and hate but all are engaging.
I love how this explored that small town mentality especially through the pov of a queer man. It also goes into themes such as greed, childhood trauma and bigotry and I think it was done really well.
For me this is my favourite kind of horror, one that reflects human nature. Because to me people are scarier than anything else. I highly recommend 🙌🏻