Published by Macmillan audio Genres: Fiction, Folk Horror, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, thriller, Witch
Format: ARC, Audiobook
Eerie, creepy, chilling and full of dread, Something in the Walls had me wondering what was real, what wasn’t and what would I do? This book has a witchy supernatural vibe and had the hair standing up on the back of my neck a few times. This book has a ‘Midsommar’ eerie vibe to it which both thrilled and chilled this reader.
Mina is a new child psychologist who meets journalist, Sam Hunter at a bereavement group. Sam tells her about thirteen-year-old, Alice Webber who claims that a witch has been haunting her. Sam proposes that he and Mina should go meet with Alice and her family where he can get a career making scoop and Mina can get experience. Mina believes that she can help Alice, but the town people of Banathel, with a history of witchcraft and dislike of outsiders, believe that they have another way to help Alice.
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narration. I enjoyed how the plot built and became more creepy and eerie by the page. This book is also full of dread and I enjoyed trying to decide if Alice was mentally ill, if what she was experiencing was real, or was there something supernatural at play?
This book had a slow build and normally I struggle with slow builds, but I didn’t mind this one. I enjoyed the tension, the atmosphere, the creepiness, and the eerie vibe of the book. I also enjoyed how unsettling the story became toward the end. This was a gripping work of folk horror which delivered and has me wanting to read more of Daisy Pearce’s work in the future.
Thank you to a Macmillan Audio 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.
