I requested this one because it might be an upcoming title I would like to review on my Youtube Channel. However, after reading the first several chapters I have determined that this book does not suit my tastes. So I decided to DNF this one.

This book was grotesque and scary in all the best ways! I really enjoyed the interweaving of Irish myth and modern horror.

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I love Celtic myth. Since the very first time I visited the Library of Trinity College, in Dublin, while I was temporarily living at Glasnevin no less, and I was amazed by everything they told us, I have been reading about myths and folk tales on and off and have always wanted to go back and learn more. I know, I know, this is a strange way to start a review, I don’t usually share any autobiographical facts, but I really needed you to understand how eager I was to read Neil Sharpson’s second novel before going ahead.
Knock Knock, Open Wide did not disappoint. While reading, its eeriness and its mystery crept as vermin from the scariest nightmare and burrowed deep; The first scene itself was enough to feel the dangers of a world described with such amazing detail by the author that I hope I don’t need to interact with any wooden boxes any time soon.
I really loved the characters as well, the importance of each and every one of them in different portions of the story. I dreaded to go back in time and see what was happening to Etain, Kate or Pat, even if I needed the information. At the same time, I was also extremely frightened for Ash and Betty (and Etain, and Kate, and Pat).
I particularly enjoyed realizing the author was taking me on a different road to the one I was expecting, and that I was only being able to see the twists once I was already there, about to fall into the precipice they were hiding behind an everyday conversation.
I could go on and on, and I would only have good things to say about it.
A true triumph, simply put. One of the best horror novels of the year without any doubts.

Knock Knock, Open Wide by Neil Sharpson was an interesting and unique story.

Neil Sharpson deftly weaves an engaging storyline. I didn’t know what to expect going into this book but it surprised me in the best way possible.
The story unfolds with masterful pacing and the characters are well developed and keep the book engaging throughout.
And the plot is full of twists and turns that keep the reader guessing until the very end.
Knock Knock, Open Wide is a atmospheric read that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

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Thank You NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

I really wanted to love this book but sadly the style was not for me.

I will not be posting to social media as I did DNF this book.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the e-arc.

this was a great concept and was a great blend of horror and Celtic myth. It does everything that I was looking for from this type of book. I had enjoyed the previous book from Neil Sharpson's When the Sparrow Falls, this had a strong concept and I'm so glad I got to read this. The characters worked well overall and I'm glad that the author continued to write strong novels.

"She’s meeting him here to give him the boot because she’s not planning on ever setting foot here again, Brendan said to himself. He made a mental note to stand the intended victim a pint on the house after surgery had concluded. As if on cue, a large freckle-faced young man in his twenties with an untidy heap of ginger hair flustered through the front door of the pub."

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.

An unspeakable night, the mysterious disappearance of a girl and her sudden reappearance, a children’s tv show... and the blood that connects it all. A mixture of horror and Celtic myth, this is a story about broken family bounds, love, and the veiled forces that guide Irish life. Told both in past and present, in the past, Etain Larkin is a girl driving home. fresh from her new engagement only to find a corpse on a dark country road deep into the Irish countryside. She takes the corpse to a remote farmhouse... but little does she know this is the night that begins the unspeakable horror that will bring her to the brink of sanity. Etain is marked as a missing person... until she suddenly reappears and will not speak of what happened to her when she disappeared. Two decades later, Betty Fitzpatrick will arrive at college in Dublin and fall in love with the drama society and particularly the beautiful and troubled Ashling Mallen. But Ashling has a secret and a very troubled family... in fact her mother just so happens to be Etain. Ashling’s twin sister was kidnapped when she was young and her mother Etain has turned into an alcoholic.... but Ashling is sure there is a connection between a children’s show and her family’s horrors. The children’s show stars a small black goat puppet who lives in a box but only comes out if you don’t behave.... only he never comes out... well almost.... and the door between the unknown will soon be unleashed. Ashling will face madness and horrors she never expected as she tries to figure out what happened to her family and how to stop the evil. This book was giving me Channel Zero Season 1 vibes, and that was a true horror show. I had a blast with this one, it was dark, mysterious, and one heck of a story. I love that you get the sense of unease and horror with every event and how the horror ramps up with every step Ashling takes to unraveling the events of her family’s past. Seriously this was such a fun read, perfect for horror fans.

*Thanks Netgalley and Tor Publishing Group, Tor Nightfire for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*