Authors: Rory Power
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Thriller
Pages: 352
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Year Published: 2020
Format: Audiobook
"From the author of the New York Times bestseller Wilder Girls comes a new twisty thriller about a girl whose past has always been a mystery- until she decides to return to her mother's hometown... where the history has a tendency to repeat itself.
Ever since Margot was born, it's been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot's questions about what came before. No history to hold on to. No relative to speak of. Just the two of them stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along.
But that's not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And she just found the key she needs to get it: A photograph, pointing her to a town called Phalene. Pointing her home. Only when Margot gets there, it's not what she bargained for.
Margot's mother left for a reason. But was it to hide her past? or was it to protect Margot from what's still there?
The only thing Margot knows for sure is there's a poison in their family tree, and their roots are dug so deeply into Phalene that now that she's there, she might never escape."
My Rating: 4.5/5
This was a great audiobook to listen to on a road trip. No way you're falling asleep at the wheel. This story follows Margot whose been cooped up with her mother for as long as she can remember. Following her mother's rules, no matter how absurd they may seem to outsiders. But never getting any answers to her questions until was digging for more. And does she ever find it. This author did a great job of encompassing creepy small town, mystery, and horror aspects into this shorter YA book. I would be extremely interested in reading a book by her that was adult to see where she would take the horror elements. The reason this wasn't a complete 5 stars for me is that it wasn't able to go where I wanted it to. I thought that the end seemed to wrap up a little too quickly. That being said it was a quick, thrilling ride and I look forward to reading Wilder Girls as soon as possible.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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