A review by ghouligann
What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

RATING: 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.0 / 5.0 
 

REVIEW: 

I’ll be perfectly honest. The first few chapters of this book, I was not having a good time. The writing style is simple and straightforward, but the main character’s constant use of references from popular media really got under my skin. However, around the halfway point, I actually grew to like Sadie’s inner monologue. Not sure what it was in the beginning, but after that little roadblock, I realized that it was sort of endearing. 
 
The book, besides being full of creepy corn monsters, deals with a lot of heavy subjects. The toxicity of various relationships that most people, unfortunately, have to go through. The pain of not being able to fully move on from those past traumas. As well as the societal struggles of being overweight, which is something most books don’t shine any light on. 
 
I went into this expecting just a simple horror story and got hit by serious emotions. Sadie and Logan’s friendship was so sweet. This is the first book I’ve ever read by Sarah Hollowell and I would love to read more of her work.
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