Gory. Terrifying. Haunting. This is a book that will suck you in from the intensity of the first chapter, and leave you gasping for air by the end. Even when I thought I knew where this book was going, a new twist would happen that would completely change everything that was going on.

If you love horror, and you don’t mind a little blood and gore along the way, this is a book that you need to pick up and experience for yourself. As the walls around our main character slowly begin closing in, soon she’ll realize that the answers she seeks aren’t as cut and dry as she hopes - and that sometimes there are no answers to your questions. I ended this book wishing that I could have some real resolutions to the events of this novel - but the very premise is about how you might not get all - or any - of the answers you’re seeking. (But I still wish I could have had them!)

Somehow, Kylie Lee Baker combines the reality of Covid-19, anti-Asian racism, and a supernatural that is more terrifyingly real than our main character ever expected, into an edge-of-your-seat horror that cannot be missed. I loved this book so much I’m unsure how to even describe what I read or how to accurately review it, as I think this book goes best with going into it essentially blind. This is a juggernaut into the horror genre, and I so desperately hope she writes more horror as this was as fresh as cleaning a crime scene where the body is still present.

A huge thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Harlequin Trade Publishing for providing this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.