A review by lildark1
The Restless Dark by Erica Waters
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins Publishers for this ARC in exchange for a review.
This was a really good horror read. It centers around three young women; Lucy, Carolina, and Maggie with the chapter POV switching between Lucy and Carolina. These three women come from very different walks of life, each with secrets of they are struggling not to let consume them. They come to Cloudkiss Canyon to participate in a podcast hosted event that centers around the search for a serial killer’s bones. Things begin to be vandalized, people turn up hurt and missing and fingers begin being pointed at each other, specifically Lucy who was almost the killer’s last victim before disappearing into the fog that engulfs the canyon and Carolina who on the outside is a beautiful popular girl that is struggling with a darkness that she thinks has already gotten a taste for blood.
Page turner does not even begin to cover this book. The entire time I was bouncing back and forth wondering if it was Carolina, if the serial killer was alive, was it his ghost, was it someone else entirely? I was hooked all the way to the end. As someone that is a huge true crime buff I did like the view this put on podcasts that sensationalize killers and the Reddit boards that can bring dangerous individuals together who bond over their admiration of the killers. There is no denying that while quite a few podcasts do try and bring attention to victims and make their story known, there are even more that glorify the gore and violence.
All in all a very good read.
This was a really good horror read. It centers around three young women; Lucy, Carolina, and Maggie with the chapter POV switching between Lucy and Carolina. These three women come from very different walks of life, each with secrets of they are struggling not to let consume them. They come to Cloudkiss Canyon to participate in a podcast hosted event that centers around the search for a serial killer’s bones. Things begin to be vandalized, people turn up hurt and missing and fingers begin being pointed at each other, specifically Lucy who was almost the killer’s last victim before disappearing into the fog that engulfs the canyon and Carolina who on the outside is a beautiful popular girl that is struggling with a darkness that she thinks has already gotten a taste for blood.
Page turner does not even begin to cover this book. The entire time I was bouncing back and forth wondering if it was Carolina, if the serial killer was alive, was it his ghost, was it someone else entirely? I was hooked all the way to the end. As someone that is a huge true crime buff I did like the view this put on podcasts that sensationalize killers and the Reddit boards that can bring dangerous individuals together who bond over their admiration of the killers. There is no denying that while quite a few podcasts do try and bring attention to victims and make their story known, there are even more that glorify the gore and violence.
All in all a very good read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence