Published by Tor-Nightfire Genres: Fiction, Horror, Novella
Format: ARC, eBook
This was a creepy and bizarre novella about Iðunn, a woman who feels constantly tired. She seeks medical attention and is told to get more rest, to eat better, to exercise, and she will be fine. The tests the doctors order show no health issues. She tries to follow the advice she is given but to no avail. Then one night she goes to sleep and wakes up with strange injuries and finds that she has walked 40,000 steps. That’s sleepwalking overload!
This book is bizarre with a creepy vibe to it. There is an uneasiness and atmospheric vibe to this book as well. This is a fast unrelentingly odd book that is also quite enjoyable until the ending. Umm what? Seriously I’m lost. The book just ended and left me wanting more— more of an explanation, more answers, more I don’t even know what. The author leaves it up to the reader to surmise what happened at the end and I have a theory but don’t know if I am right.
I’ve used the word bizarre a lot in this review but can’t think of another word that is more fitting. I also think this word works well to describe the main character. She has her quirks and an interesting way of looking things.
This is hard to rate because it is creepy, enjoyable, different, and unsettling. The Night Guest left me wanting more. The author did succeed at setting the atmospheric stage for this novella. The author has an interesting way of writing and some of the chapters are mere paragraphs. I thought the author did a tremendous job with creating the mood and feel of The Night Guest.
TW: death of cats
Unsettling, atmospheric, and creepy.
Thank you to Tor Publishing Group, Tor Nightfire 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.