"One of the hottest horror authors on the planet" (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing friend and uncovering a shocking truth. On a sunny morning in June, Margaret Carpenter wakes up to find a new iPhone on her doorstep. She switches it on to find a text from her best friend, Charity Atwater. The problem is, Charity's been missing for over a month. Most people in town--even the police--think she's dead. Margaret and Charity have been lifelong friends. They share everything, know the most intimate details about one another...except for the destructive secret hidden from them both. A secret that will trigger a chain of events ending in tragedy, bloodshed, and death. And now Charity wants Margaret to know her story--the real story. In a narrative that takes place over one feverish day, Margaret follows a series of increasingly disquieting breadcrumbs as she forges deeper into the mystery of her best friend--a person she never truly knew at all...
THE QUEEN by Nick Cutter
I gave this one two chances. I received the ARC a couple months ago, started reading it then set it aside. I figured maybe the audiobook would be better. While I did manage to finish reading it, the story just wasn’t my vibe.
The dialogue was cringey. The characters were underdeveloped. The timeline was all over the place. The insect scenes seemed to be there for shock value rather than adding to or advancing the plot…
In short, this wasn’t for me, but don’t let my review deter you. If you’re into SciFi, body, bug/insect gore and horror there is a lot of it in this book.
Rating: 2.5/5 ⭐️
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