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And the Trees Crept In
by Dawn Kurtagich
Holy cow. This book scared the shit outta me. I read most books as audiobooks and the audiobook had sounds and stuff, normally that stuff annoys me but the effects embellished it rather than detracted from the experience. This is the first book to completely scare me, maybe it was the unique way the audio was, with the whispering in the background, the creepy music at parts. But I think it was just the story. Towards the end things kind of got confusing so I'll probably have to reread it sometime (which I'm totally cool with.) I have read horror before, and the same kind of horror (hauntings, ghosts, demons) and none have thoroughly spooked me as much as this one did. All those other books had the same kind of ending; the ghost gets exorcised or defeated in some kind of unmeaningful (is that even a word?) way. But damn! That reveal towards the end! It speaks volumes to the author, to come up with an almost entirely new concept. And the metaphors and alluding to real life struggles-- AH! So good! Because it is true! Our demons are often inside us and we have to face them to move on and forgive ourselves. I love it! All while truly scaring the shit out of me. I've read several King books and tried to read several more of his. But none were as satisfying in hindsight or as frightening in the moment as this one was. And all this was achieved without being as foul in language or sexual content as King's books are. Well done! Thank you thank you thank you!