Published by Del Rey, Random House - Ballantine Genres: Fiction, Horror
Format: ARC, eBook
It’s the last summer before college. It should be a happy, carefree time. Time to spend with friends and family before venturing off into one’s future. But it’s not so happy nor it is carefree.
Kit Lamb heard about Daphne before her last high school basketball game. One of her teammates tells the story of Daphne. Daphne is a ghost story/urban legend. Daphne is a super tall, KISS make up wearing creepy teen/woman who died under mysterious circumstances. They say she was evil; they say she may be a killer; they say not to say her name, they say she is looking for revenge…
Malerman dazzled me with Bird Box and he has been hit or miss with me ever since. With Daphne, Malerman has his mojo back. He has written a book that is part coming of age and part horror. This is a “the-hair-is-standing-up-on-the-back-of-my-neck” book. There is underlying tension and as Kit struggles with her mental health and mounting dread. This is where the book shines.
This is a different read folks, but I found it to be very satisfying.
Thank you to Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, Del Rey and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.