I don't read a lot of YA but I love Marisha Pessl. I loved the premise of this story; mysterious locales, lurking strangers, and cryptic puzzles. It's like Nancy Drew accepted a mysterious internship in 2024. The main characters were pretty interesting, and I continued to read to find out where they would end up in the next chapter, however some of the additional interns weren't very flushed out and didn't really grab me. I expected to find the ending lackluster, especially when I kept turning the page to find out we weren’t finished yet, but I found the final twist delightful!

Would recommend to mystery fans of all ages and maybe even fans of light horror.

This book surprised me! Gorgeous writing and some very creative plotting. I wasn't expecting such a twisty plot and surprising characters. Very much an unexpected favorite.

Darkly was such a fun read! It had me hooked from the beginning and once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. I ended up reading the whole book in less than 10 hours. It was so addicting. I had to know what was going to happen.

I loved the game aspect and the mixed media elements and how everything ties in together. You learn everything along with the MC and it makes the story very immersive.

I loved the twists, I didn’t see them coming at all.

Overall, I highly recommend!

I love all of Pessl's books. This one feels different, but then again maybe I just have Night Film forefront in my mind. I really enjoyed this and think it will be an easy hand sell.