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The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
5.0

Well, that was creepy as fuck. It's a Coraline read-alike, but reminded me more of Well-Witched by Frances Hardinge. Not for the faint of heart or those with overactive imaginations, despite the font and book design hinting that it's for younger readers.

Although the horror element is different, this really felt a lot like A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, in terms of the protagonist's isolation, self-doubt, and struggle. Horror isn't really my jam, but I raced through the last half, gasping and going "AUGHHH"every few minutes.