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A review by rat_fairy
The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
5.0
well i thought i’d like this but didn’t expect to love it quite as much as i do
this isn’t much of a “haunted house” or “haunted town” story (despite the abundant number of ghosts), moreso about being haunted by Trauma™️ (which is definitely the type of haunted house story that i like most often).
im not frightened by books easily but this was one that really unsettled me (i love that there was no attempt to explain why the Velkwood Vicinity exists).
also the writing was gorgeous and i will leave some of my favorite quotes here to attempt to convince you to read this because it is incredible and i adore it and can’t stop thinking about it (this book feels like yeule’s cover of anthems for a seventeen year-old girl. which is pretty much my favorite cover song ever and one of my favorite songs ever. you would not believe how often in my daily life i find myself absentmindedly whisper- singing the lyrics “park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me”. its too often).
“Most people don’t know what this is like. They don’t know how it feels to know you’ll never go home again.”
“Because we all know somebody like that, the ones that never escape their hometown, never escape the past.”
“”You’ll be my ghost now.” I smile at her, my heart hurting so much I can barely breathe. “And you’ll be mine””.
this isn’t much of a “haunted house” or “haunted town” story (despite the abundant number of ghosts), moreso about being haunted by Trauma™️ (which is definitely the type of haunted house story that i like most often).
im not frightened by books easily but this was one that really unsettled me (i love that there was no attempt to explain why the Velkwood Vicinity exists).
also the writing was gorgeous and i will leave some of my favorite quotes here to attempt to convince you to read this because it is incredible and i adore it and can’t stop thinking about it (this book feels like yeule’s cover of anthems for a seventeen year-old girl. which is pretty much my favorite cover song ever and one of my favorite songs ever. you would not believe how often in my daily life i find myself absentmindedly whisper- singing the lyrics “park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me”. its too often).
“Most people don’t know what this is like. They don’t know how it feels to know you’ll never go home again.”
“Because we all know somebody like that, the ones that never escape their hometown, never escape the past.”
“”You’ll be my ghost now.” I smile at her, my heart hurting so much I can barely breathe. “And you’ll be mine””.