3.5 stars

Mina is a recently graduated child psychologist. She meets a man at her grief support group who invites her to investigate a strange case with him. There is a girl in a rural village who is said to be possessed by an ancient witch.

I enjoyed my time with this one. It's very readable. I really enjoyed the witch folklore, rituals, and history of the village. However, there were a lot of unanswered questions and lack of explanation for certain things at the end which bothered me. Characters could have been more fleshed out. Also, some of them disappear from the second half of the story and I wondered what the point was to even introduce them.

This book didn't quite make enough of an impression for me to recommend to others, but it was a decent reading experience.

Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce
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This is an entertaining and fairly creepy story!
The book sucked me in right away, but did seem to slow a bit in the middle.
Mina, a child Psychologist just starting out, meets Sam, a journalist, and together they travel on a journey to find answers that they have individually been searching for.
There is a lot of suspense, intensity, thrills and twists throughout.
The book is filled with superstitions and witchcraft!

Thank you to NetGalley for an arc of this book!
*It comes out February 25th!!*

This had potential because the general storyline was different with the witchy aspect and the people of the town but it ended up being just kind of meh.
This book is slow and a lot of the things happening in it aren’t all the way fleshed out same goes for the characters.
The story is about Mina, a new grad child psychologist that meets a journalist (Sam) at a bereavement group and he asks her to go to a town where a girl thinks a witch is haunting her. The synopsis sounded like this would be a crazy scary story but the choppiness of the writing and lack of character growth took me out of the story.
Thank you NetGalley for the Arc

Where are my spooky girls at?

You are going to want to check out #SomethingInTheWalls

This is the perfect witchy and paranormal mystery/thriller! This needs to be on your TBR. Or at least stash away for October!

Publishing on the 25th of February

Haunted house meets witch hunt set in the 80s, sign me up!! This was so much creepier than I was expecting it to be, so spots genuinely gave me goosebumps as silly as I know that sounds. This story had me hooked immediately and the author does an amazing job at finding the perfect balance of horror and anxiety, particularly in the 3 act. I had such a great time with this and I look forward to picking up a physical copy! Thank you NetGally and the publishers for access to this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion

Wow, it takes a lot for a book to creep me out but this one had me scared to read it at night. I could truly envision the horrifying imagery as if I was watching a movie.

Between the Midsommar vibes, terrifying witches, the mass hysteria, possessions, add in the stifling heat and a superstitious small town; it’s the perfect recipe for one of the creepiest books I’ve ever read.

The writing was amazing. Daisy Pearce really set the dark and ominous vibe with the setting. The only thing I didn’t love was how nothing was really resolved. I get that every book doesn’t need to be wrapped up perfectly but I neeeded something more. It felt too abrupt.

I truly can’t wait to read whatever she writes next. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.

4.5 stars ✨
Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC.

This book was a really unique and atmospheric book. I would definitely rate it more a horror than the thriller it's billed. It's one of the spookier books I've read the past year.

I really adored the MC Mina and the other focus Alice, they were the highlights of the book. The town was a fantastic nosy small town too.

I unfortunately guessed the twist very early but enjoyed the journey and pieces that led us to the end. I enjoyed the ending too.

I can't say much about this without spoiling because it really is a journey. A journey of small towns, superstitions, and fighting your demons (inner and whatever is in the wall 😂)

I thought this was good for horror which isn’t my favorite genre. I liked the creepy town and the history of witches and paranoia. The book makes you wonder if this is really happening or if it’s a hoax. There is plenty of mysterious blood dripping from walls and unexplained sounds. If you like stories about possessed children you will like this.

Thanks to netgalley for a copy of this book.

Something in the Walls starts out strong with some creepy moments sprinkled here and there, but it never reached its full potential. The story felt like it was trying too hard to be too many different things and going in too many different directions, which sucks because the vibes were there and I was intrigued early on in the book, but it lost a lot of appeal in the second half.

I'm really disappointed with where this one went, especially because all of the interesting things from the beginning just disappear and are never mentioned again. I'm not generally a stickler for everything being wrapped up with a neat bow, but it felt like the second half of this book was an entirely different story than the first half.

Overall, though, Something in the Walls is a easy read with some creepy scenes if you're looking for a quick spooky read.

I've never read anything by this author before, so I didn't know what to expect going into it. It was very creepy and unsettling at times, makes you a little nervous to read while alone haha. There were some slow parts that felt unnecessary, but overall a good read.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity

The premise of this book was so intriguing and the story hooked me right away. At times it was so spooky I couldn’t read it at night and I loved that aspect. I do think the ending fell flat for me and it frustrated me as I was left with more questions than I started with.

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I have been on a kick on books based on Cornwall and Cornish folklore lately, one intended, and this one a very fabulous surprise. As I tend to go mostly into books blind for the most part, I only read the quick synopsis in NetGalley. It sounded something that I would enjoy and requested it.  And boy, was I right!

We meet our MC Mina, a brand spanking new child psychologist, that still mourning the loss of her brother at younger age, as she meets a journalist during one of her grief group meetings which she also attends, in between casual conversations he tells her how she can help out this girl, Alice, that is going through not only being a teen doing teen things, but apparently also being haunted by a witch. Both embark on a trip full of red flags to save poor Alice from this "witch" or child psychosis.

When I tell you I ate this book up in two days. All 304 pages in two days. I was so invested in the haunting, the mystery of the neighbors, the lore about the witch. It was a really good and fast read. It had me at the edge of my seat flicking my finger at my Kindle as fast as my eyes could allow. The only thing I could see that would be a bit unliked by the general reader is how it ends. To me, I loved the ending, just wish the book was a little longer. But other than that, this was a hit!

I see she has a couple of other books out that I definitely will be checking those out.

***I just want to disclose this quickly, the book is marked and adversed as  "general fiction and thriller/mystery" While it does include those elements, I feel this leans towards the paranormal with some horror elements,  which to me personally was a very delightful surprise. ***

I want to thank NetGalley for allowing me to read this e-book ARC in exchange for an honest review

4.5☆ rounded up to 5☆

The story was a twisty turny adventure woven in with personal heartbreak. The story was slow at times but built to an exciting climax.

Loved this one! Fantastic horror that's an easy read and captures your attention right away

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the chance to read and review this book

This story is so atmospheric! Dark, creepy, sinister envelopes and wraps around the reader like a blanket. Mina is a recent graduate and psychologist. However, she has no real experience in the field and is still grieving the death of her brother. She is at loose ends, and living with her very phlegmatic fiance, Oscar. She meets Sam while going to a grief counseling group (that she has been attending for 6 years to help her cope with the death of her brother). Sam is a journalist, dealing with his own grief of the death of his daughter. He has stumbled upon a story about 13 year old
Alice Webber. Alice claims that she is a witch. Mina agrees to help Sam by going to Banathal with him and stay with the Webber family, so she can "evaluate" Alice. once there, they become familiar with the Webber family: Paul- the father, Lisa- the mother, and Billy and Tasmin- the younger siblings who seem unaware about what is going on. There is much tension and anxiety in the parents, and we come to see that there are underlying things happening in the home.

This book had very creepy, scary moments. It also had allusions to "witchcraft". I would say it is a mix between a thriller and horror book, and it is well done. You can feel the dark, heavy atmosphere on every page. It took me a while to connect to Mina. However, once I did, I was completely drawn in. The beginning begins a little slow, then ramps up! The ending was done well, but I was a bit surprised as it did not follow a path that I thought we were heading towards! I will definitely be reading the next book by this author!

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the ARC. This is my honest and voluntary review.

I really liked this one, and am definitely going to be on the lookout for more from Daisy Pearce! This was a fascinating read, full of mystery and suspense and drama (family and otherwise). The pacing was perfect and the tension was so thick you could cut it with the proverbial knife. I never knew exactly what would come next or the direction from which it would appear. I loved everything about it - from start to finish, this one had my attention hooked. I finished it in a combination of reading (ebook) and listening (audio book). I raced through it and already put her previous books on my TBR list!

Something in the Walls was successfully creepy and atmospheric. I do feel there were opportunities to build better tension throughout the story as some of the creepier elements were treated in an almost matter-of-fact manner. A bit more time delving into the witchy side of things and the past events could have helped a lot overall, but there’s still a lot here that was entertaining and interesting.

Note: ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

In a chance encounter, new psychologist Mina is offered the opportunity to practice her new skills by figuring out what is plaguing a young girl. It also gives her the opportunity to take a break from her dull fiance. Mina and Sam, the reporter who offered her the opportunity, travel across Britain during a heatwave that leads to curfews and shortages of staples at the market. When they arrive at the creepy village of Banathel, they find that the situation is much more dire than originally thought. Alice, the girl, seems to be deteriorating before their eyes. Mina and Sam work to find a reasonable explanation and bring Alice and her family some peace, but evil forces are at play and will do what it takes to keep the duo from solving the mystery.

“Something in the Walls” has its creepy moments, but in many cases the tension isn’t fine-tuned. For example, when Alice tells about finding the witch’s bottle, she tells the story rather than the reader being transported to that part of the story. The reader senses early on that some of the strange goings on may be connected to human action rather than the supernatural. Mina, who is in Banathel to work as a psychologist, seems to blunder around as she tries to figure out what is happening to Alice. Sam is at times helpful and at others he is morose. Mina and Sam’s own secrets get in the way of their investigations as they come to hope Alice can contact lost loved ones.

Trigger warnings: vague descriptions of child s*x abuse, threats of domestic abuse

The blend of supernatural and human-made horror makes this a good choice for readers who enjoy horror and thrillers.

I received an advance review copy for free from Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I loved the idea behind Something in the Walls- where a new psychologist gets sucked into an investigation of a haunting of a young girl. However, I just had trouble really being captivated by the story, and it ended up feeling like a bit of a slog to make it though.

I listened to this on audio and the narrator is GOOD.

Through a turn of events, newly graduated child psychologist Mina is asked to assist journalist Sam in investigating a witch haunting/possession of a young girl.

Overall, this story was so much creepier than your typical thriller. The descriptions were so cinematic that there were scenes that I could picture so vividly while listening.