I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that had my heart racing from start to finish…until now. I definitely had to “inhale. count to five. exhale.” multiple times after closing this book. This was one of the most horrifying stories I’ve ever read. I should’ve known though - some of my greatest fears and phobias are woven through it almost perfectly. Stranded in the middle of nowhere in a BLIZZARD with no cell reception/no way out? No thank you!

I don’t want to give too much away, but I will say that Darby Thorne is one determined, brave and fearless character. I always appreciate it when a heroine shows up and shows tf out. I’m glad she didn’t fall into certain tired tropes and stereotypes that many women characters do who’re sometimes written by men.

Final Thoughts: Overall, I think the plot, pacing, and tone were just right and absolutely brilliant. I only saw one of the twists coming which did it for me! I was also satisfied with the ending after initially being confused and infuriated before I realized what just happened, lol. If they decide to turn this into a movie or a tv series, I’m here for it. But the fact that the most mundane, everyday things can take a sinister turn and all you can do is have faith that timing, luck, and a bit of hope are on your side is heart-dropping to the pit of your stomach scary. I’m definitely going to think twice before driving in the snow and stopping at any rest stop for the rest of my life now 🙃. The reason why I’m giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the offensive/hateful slurs that were said in here to somehow help drive the point of how sick and evil the antagonist was? I don’t think any of that was needed because we can obviously deduce that they’re awful very early