A review by redhare
Horrid by Katrina Leno

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects meets Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in a Castle in this atmospheric horror YA novel!! I’ve seen a few people say that all of the true horror comes at the end and I agree, but there was also enough intrigue to keep me reading. The end was also abrupt, which heightened the tension but made the beginning of the book feel like a lot of filler. Overall decent YA story, and one of my favorite book covers ever