Paul returns home to Gritten when he learns that his mother is in hospice care. He moved away to uni after a tragic death that he was implicated in during his high school years and never returned. So it’s no surprise that the ghosts from his past start to arise when he finally comes back. Haunted by his memories of his friend group that went horribly wrong, strange omens suddenly start appearing at his mother’s house. When another teenager is murdered and connected to Paul and his old friends, a detective named Amanda is determined to solve the murder and figure out how Paul and his friends are implicated once and for all.
I found this novel to have the same type of creepy vibes that The Whisper Man did. I found myself liking Amanda a lot more than Paul, the protagonist. The character development of Paul’s friend group was interesting. North wove in the theme of lucid dreaming which created the opportunity for all sorts of eerie details. It wasn’t as twisty turny as I would have liked, but it kept me fascinated as North would drop in something freaky right at the end of the chapter. The ending was a little anticlimactic for me, but I really enjoyed the lead-up to the action. I liked The Shadows, but I loved The Whisper Man.
I found this novel to have the same type of creepy vibes that The Whisper Man did. I found myself liking Amanda a lot more than Paul, the protagonist. The character development of Paul’s friend group was interesting. North wove in the theme of lucid dreaming which created the opportunity for all sorts of eerie details. It wasn’t as twisty turny as I would have liked, but it kept me fascinated as North would drop in something freaky right at the end of the chapter. The ending was a little anticlimactic for me, but I really enjoyed the lead-up to the action. I liked The Shadows, but I loved The Whisper Man.