Riverdale meets Stephen King in the terrifying new thriller from the author of Harrow Lake. The town of Burden Falls drips with superstition, from rumors of its cursed waterfall to Dead-Eyed Sadie, the disturbing specter who haunts it. Ava Thorn grew up right beside the falls, and since a horrific accident killed her parents a year ago, she's been plagued by nightmares in which Sadie comes calling—nightmares so chilling, Ava feels as if she’ll never wake up. But when someone close to Ava is brutally murdered and she’s the primary suspect, she begins to wonder if the stories might be more than legends—and if the ghost haunting her dreams might be terrifyingly real. Whatever secrets Burden Falls is hiding, there's a killer on the loose . . . with a vendetta against the Thorns.
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3.75
If you liked Kat Ellis' Harrow Lake but were unhappy with the ambiguous ending, this book may just be perfect for you! This one has ALL THE CREEP factor but with a concrete ending that I very much enjoyed.
The moment I realized part of what was going on I sent a reader friend (who had already finished this one) a message at 1am yelling about how "XYZ is happening" and just general freaking out and ended up staying up WAY past my bed time to finish reading the book.
I've been in a reading slump for a few months so it's been a while since I've actually stayed up late reading.
If you like YA spooky, highly recommend this one.
Cover 3; characters 3; plot 4; pace 4; writing 4; Enjoyment 4.