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A review by theknitterwithabook
This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
*** I received an ARC from NetGalley and Quirk Books in exchange for an honest review ***
Take only pictures, leave only bones...
Did you grow up watching the Blair Witch Project? If you did and loved the vibe, then this is the perfect book for you!
Inspired by the Dyatlov Pass Incident, this book is a pure descent into madness where everyone becomes suspicious of the others.
The novel recounts the timeline of what happened. As the hours go by, you get this crawling creepy sensation getting under your skin. You feel the characters beginning to lose it. You know the feeling when you're home alone and suddenly all sounds are terrifying? This is what happens with this book!
Sentient forest, paranoïa, accidents, resentfulness... * Surprisingly *, this book hasn't cured my fear of heights. It only worsened it. I'm never gonna go rock climbing. Enven less in the wilderness, in the middle of nowhere.
The Blurb:
Clay is currently doing a PhD in Geology and just flew over an untouched spot. One of his old friend, Dylan, is an Instagram influencer doing rock climbing for a living. He needs someone to climb the wall so he can write his dissertation. Dylan just signed a contract with a huge rock climbing company and hopes this discovery will create enough waves that she won't have to focus on social medias only. Along with them, Sylvia and Luke join them.
The only problem is : they left weeks ago and no one has heard of them. Dylan's followers have been reporting her missing to the local police and mentionning weird live videos as proof that something went wrong.
What happened?
TW in spoilers as this could come off spoilerish. For anyone asking about the animal, please see below.
There is a dog in of book. The dog escapes right at the beginning and it is hinted multiple times that something dreadful happened to him. Let me reassure you that the dog is fine!
Take only pictures, leave only bones...
Did you grow up watching the Blair Witch Project? If you did and loved the vibe, then this is the perfect book for you!
Inspired by the Dyatlov Pass Incident, this book is a pure descent into madness where everyone becomes suspicious of the others.
The novel recounts the timeline of what happened. As the hours go by, you get this crawling creepy sensation getting under your skin. You feel the characters beginning to lose it. You know the feeling when you're home alone and suddenly all sounds are terrifying? This is what happens with this book!
Sentient forest, paranoïa, accidents, resentfulness... * Surprisingly *, this book hasn't cured my fear of heights. It only worsened it. I'm never gonna go rock climbing. Enven less in the wilderness, in the middle of nowhere.
The Blurb:
Clay is currently doing a PhD in Geology and just flew over an untouched spot. One of his old friend, Dylan, is an Instagram influencer doing rock climbing for a living. He needs someone to climb the wall so he can write his dissertation. Dylan just signed a contract with a huge rock climbing company and hopes this discovery will create enough waves that she won't have to focus on social medias only. Along with them, Sylvia and Luke join them.
The only problem is : they left weeks ago and no one has heard of them. Dylan's followers have been reporting her missing to the local police and mentionning weird live videos as proof that something went wrong.
What happened?
TW in spoilers as this could come off spoilerish. For anyone asking about the animal, please see below.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Gore, and Death