A review by manikahemmerixh
This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer

4.0

The Shining meets The Ritual (or other wilderness horror). A group of people go into the woods and a bunch of messed up stuff occurs is one of my favorite horror sub-genres, and this is what I want when I pick one up. It reads like a movie, nothing too incredibly convoluted, and yet enough that doesn't add up to keep you guessing. There's a sense of dread woven throughout. I wasn't feeling stark, heart racing fear, but I was uncomfortable. There's a bit too much mention of vomit for my liking but at the same time I can see why. I'd love to read a sequel or prequel, there's definitely a lot more lore that could be developed here, but it would be a big ask to have it all spelled out in a single 300 page book.