bookishwelshie 's review for:

Below by Laurel Hightower

3.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Laurel Hightower’s writing style is very unique - I can imagine one would either like it, or not gel with it. She does well at building a sense of terror and dread within just over 100 pages. However, the gory, creature-feature, elements are left up to the reader’s imagination/interpretation in parts. Is the main character, Addy, having some sort of psychotic break? She hears her ex-husband talking to her in her head, and also hallucinates seeing him at one point. Or is whatever is out there messing with her mind? There’s a horrifying night in store, beyond anyone’s worst nightmares, for her and a trucker she meets along her drive, Mads.