A review by jbrownleo
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

5.0

First T. Kingfisher book I’ve ever read and it definitely won’t be the last. This was everything I love in a horror novel! And all packed in a length that was actually reasonable. The fungus element was amazing and really brought some of the spookiness to the story for me. I feel like there is so much unknown about fungus that it really worked. The characters were developed really well. I became invested in them and where their stories were going. I didn’t realize there was a second novel to go along with this one, which is great because I would love to revisit these characters. I did get spooked a little at different parts and there were plenty of tense and suspenseful moments, but I wouldn’t classify it as super scary. Kingfisher’s writing flows so nicely, and the story had excellent pacing. Such a great book, I wish I would have picked it up sooner, but I will absolutely be reading more of her work.