A review by carriepond
Crossroads by Laurel Hightower

dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

"The first time Chris buried a part of herself by her son's roadside cross, it was an accident."

From its ominous opening line to the holy shit finale, Crossroads by Laurel Hightower is a wild ride. This short novella has plenty of tension-building and “oh, no what in the hell, is what I think is going to happen ohmygodwasishappening” moments but it also has some really meaningful meditations on grief and motherhood. This fucked with my head, but it had me desperately turning the pages until the very end. 

This is a lot, so I wouldn’t recommend this to people who don’t really read horror and, if you do read horror, still check out the content warnings on this one. But it was a good horror novella. 
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