A review by kerasalwaysreading
A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper
3.0
A very unique horror novel…
This book starts out so strong, pulling me in fast. Olivia works in the concession stand of the local drive-in in the town of Chapel Hill. It’s just another night until strange things start happening. A strange storm rolls in, bringing an unthinkable monster. All Olivia wants to do is find her best friend Sunflower, wants to make sure that the terrifying affliction hasn’t affected her like it has to do many other people in town, turning them into sorrow-filled husks of who they were.
Along with a new person in town, Christmas, Olivia seeks out her friend, trying to simply survive the night. She never expected the source of this nightmare to be so close to home.
While this starts so strong, I did lose momentum inside the story with the way it goes. It felt like a fever dream, and while it was unique and inventive, I felt more and more detached from the story and the characters.
I liked a lot of the themes and the pacing of the book. I just lost that initial impression I got from the beginning.
This book starts out so strong, pulling me in fast. Olivia works in the concession stand of the local drive-in in the town of Chapel Hill. It’s just another night until strange things start happening. A strange storm rolls in, bringing an unthinkable monster. All Olivia wants to do is find her best friend Sunflower, wants to make sure that the terrifying affliction hasn’t affected her like it has to do many other people in town, turning them into sorrow-filled husks of who they were.
Along with a new person in town, Christmas, Olivia seeks out her friend, trying to simply survive the night. She never expected the source of this nightmare to be so close to home.
While this starts so strong, I did lose momentum inside the story with the way it goes. It felt like a fever dream, and while it was unique and inventive, I felt more and more detached from the story and the characters.
I liked a lot of the themes and the pacing of the book. I just lost that initial impression I got from the beginning.