Unfortunately, I would self-conciously consider myself chronically online. So I was intrigued by the premise, even if I don't read a lot in this genre.

This book is classified as horror and it was in fact horrible to read. Because it's not that far off that the things described in the book could happen IRL. The internet is a scary place. And because the thoughts of the toxic-masculine protagonist feel like they can - to some extent - be found in a lot of men nowadays as well. The downward spiral he goes through feels authentic.

Apart from that I felt that the book had a few lenghts. Also, it didn't get to me the way I think it could have. But maybe that's a me problem, as I'm rarely impressed with horror stories.

All in all 3.5 ⭐

Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I feel like I’ve been hearing about this book a lot lately (or maybe just from Paul Tremblay?) so I was thrilled to get the ARC from NetGalley and not have to wait. Plus it’s Spooky Szn!

Intriguing premise: a man’s GF dies in a car crash and he’s sent a link to a website with a video of her death. Which leads him to more and more death videos on the site. (Ah, the internet.) Some death videos are real, some are fake, he becomes obsessed.

The concept is pretty fascinating, as everything unfolds and people track down the actual reason for the site and those behind it.

This is definitely a good real-world-horrors horror novel. Especially if you’re interested in the Chronically Online culture. It’s bleak AF, but that’s the world, right?

This is a disturbing story about masculinity and it was a weird read. I think it was a bit disturbing in all honesty. The watching of dark videos of death and torture online is insane and gross and disturbing . I was very turned off from this book

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and especially the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review of the book!!

There is places on the internet scarier than anything I could make up. There are real people in those spaces that are scarier than any monsters I could imagine. I think this book taps into that dread really well. 4.5 stars.
I loved this. I never want to read it again. I want to wipe all my social media and tape over all my cameras.

Highly recommend if : you read a lot of creepypasta when you were 13, or just love a good helplessly horrific spiral.

This was dark and for me a little emotional.
The internet, the dark web, the toxic masculinity, it all hit too close to home.

This was horror, but horror that makes you really think about things, but still drawing you in, making you tense up, and reaching out and getting you and maybe your soul at this point.

Definitely reccomend, especially if you want something fresh to read in the horror world