Holiday thrillers usually fail full circle (for me.) Better Watch Out has its flaws, but there are many redeemable qualities. Overall, I enjoyed this story, and I’d reread it. 

The good:
-The short chapters make for a bingeable read. 
-There’s a good amount of gore!
-Plot twists you’ll never see coming.
-Isolated location (one of my favorite tropes.) 

The bad:
-The characters are pretty flat.
-The dialogue was off-putting at times. 
-The Christmas elements were lacking.