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The Locked Ward
by Sarah Pekkanen
This book gripped my heart with a quiet ferocity I wasn’t expecting. It’s not just a psychological thriller, it’s a deeply emotional unraveling of trust, trauma, and the fragile bond between sisters. One moment I was biting my nails, the next blinking back tears, and then immediately suspicious of everyone. Pekkanen pulls you in with that eerie, off kilter atmosphere, and I found myself sneaking in pages every chance I could get, even just a few lines in between errands or calls. It was that compulsive.
I will say the shifting POVs between first and second persons, although clearly labeled, were still a bit jarring. It set up a sense of deeper narrative payoff that never quite landed, which left me wishing for more cohesion there. Still, it didn’t dull the emotional impact or suspense.
This book is haunting, heartbreaking, and hard to put down. And honestly, some of the doors it opened might stick with me longer than I’d like
I will say the shifting POVs between first and second persons, although clearly labeled, were still a bit jarring. It set up a sense of deeper narrative payoff that never quite landed, which left me wishing for more cohesion there. Still, it didn’t dull the emotional impact or suspense.
This book is haunting, heartbreaking, and hard to put down. And honestly, some of the doors it opened might stick with me longer than I’d like