A review by courtthebookgirl
Instinct by Jason Hough

3.0

What in the ever-loving-hell did I just read?!?!?

The creep factor in this book is HIGH, which on the surface, is a huge compliment. The first half(ish) of the book, I was riveted. Small, creepy town in the backwoods of a mountain with two cops and a psychiatrist who serves as the town’s only doctor. Lots of creep factor with a shuttered mine and some other weird things in the woods (I’ll leave the reader to discover).

This one held a lot of promise. I couldn’t read this damn book at nignt because it was screwing with my dreams. Strange happenings and conspiracy theories abound. And, until we started learning what is ACTUALLY happening, I was in.

And then it fell super flat. Against a floor. (If you’ve read it, you get it).

I just…no. I wanted it to be different. I got done reading and ugly stared at it. The stink eye did not change the ending. I was supremely disappointed in the turn that it took and where it ended.

Listen, I implore you to read it and form your own opinion if you like a creepy, conspiracy novel as much as I do. And then message me, because…. What. The. Hell.