This is a really great take on dark fantasy mixed with a bit of horror. This was my first book by this author and will not be my last. I enjoyed the small town with secrets atmosphere, the creepy creatures, and the atmospheric horror created.
I give away books weekly on my tiktok to promote exciting new releases and will be including this in a giveaway around the book's release date.
TYSM for letting me be an ARC reader for this one, I think it will be really successful.

I don't usually dip my toes in fantasy but, every once in a while, a book comes along that piques my interest and this book is one of them.

This is a dark fantasy with several horror elements that made it unique and highly engaging. Whisperwood is a town with secrets. Nobody ever wanders in and those who dare cannot leave if they stay past sundown.

Anna is a young woman who is escaping a horrifying situation. She was kept in a cellar and tortured by a psychopath who she thought she loved and trusted. She was shunned by family and friends in her former village, being accused of witchcraft.

She winds up in Whisperwood to try and escape those horrors, completely unaware that the things in this village are much more terrifying than she could imagine.

Throughout this novel we'll meet the townsfolk, learn what secrets abound there, and get an up close look at the creatures from another realm who are at war with the humans here. As Anna tries to understand her new life and home, it soon becomes apparent that there are other forces at work behind the scenes (both human and supernatural) and she might have jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.

Filled with frightening creatures, plenty of action, and often bloody set pieces, Whisperwood is a fantastic dark fantasy that will keep you reading. The world building is excellent and you'll love the characters (maybe even wind up hating some). It's an excellent example of mixing fantasy with horror and I recommend it.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.