Thank you to the publishers – Flux and North Star Editing – for giving me access to this book as an E-ARC via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

This review will be published on my Goodreads-account on May 4th, 2023.

This was a quick little read that packed some suspense and light horror elements. Our main character Olive lives in, what the blurb calls, the “dark tourism capital of the United Stated”. Most everything in her hometown seems to be centred around death and the macabre. It was once the home of a large sanatorium for the sick and poor where the patients were treated extremely poorly. This dark history has a big part of the overall story.

This is part a ghost story and a teenage drama. It mixes quite well.

"I say this like I know, like I actually do stuff with other people, like I won't be sitting alone in my room lighting candles and muttering made-up spells to summon the dead" - I mean, girl, SAME 🧙‍♀️
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This was such a sweet YA horror book that deals with themes of death/friendship/found family/coming of age with some paranormal fun sprinkled on top, the character of Olive is so relatable and likeable and I was rooting for her from the start, she is angsty but its not overdone. The writing was engaging and witty, I loved the setting of White Haven and how spooky it was, if you like feisty female leads and books that might make you a lil sad (in a good way) you will 100% appreciate Olive and her journey, plus how gorgeous is the cover! Releasing 24th october (perfect for a halloween read) thanks to the author, netgalley and fluxbooks for the eARC!