Together We Rot is a horromance through and through. Wil, the spunky teenage protagonist in this story is someone you want to root for from the very beginning. Arndt is a fantastic writer and clearly knows her characters well. Wil is not only well developed but brimming with a distinctive YA voice. This is particularly clear in the opening scene in which Wil is demanding the town sherif to reopen the investigation behind her mother’s disappearance—something Wil has been investigating on her own over the past year. Although the police and the entire town believe that her mother simply skipped town, Wil is convinced something else is going on, and that Elwood’s cultish family is involved. Will gets closer to answers when she runs into Elwood who decided to run away from his family after finding out his fathers plan to offer him up as a sacrifice. So Elwood strikes a deal with Wil: if she will keep him hidden, he will help her find the evidence of his father’s involvement in her mother’s disappearance. From there, the story kicks up a notch and things move quickly! The pace is lightening fast and the book is on the short side. As a result, some parts of the story feel thin and other parts feel rushed over. However, the story holds up and delivers everything it has promised when it comes to the horror and the romance. This is a satisfying quick read that o highly recommend!