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A group of friends investigates the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents.Five high school friends are bonded by an oath to protect one another no matter what. Then, on a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something a mysterious staircase to nowhere. One friend walks up—and never comes back down. Then the staircase disappears. Twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared. Now the group returns to find the lost boy—and what lies beyond the staircase in the woods. . . .
Publication Year: 2025
I was thinking about how this book would make a great movie, but then one of the characters says that it feels like they’re in a game and honestly, this book would make a sick game, kinda Mouthwashing style
This is such an interesting group of characters cause none of them are good people, and even though they all care about each other, they're also really bad influences to the point where the affection in the friend group is kinda forgotten and they just become mean to each other. So much lying, trying to sabotage the other, forcing other people to do things and then talk shit about them when they refuse to do it, and thinking badly about the other even though they're supposed to be friends. Terrible friend group but very interesting to read about