I absolutely loved this book. It was exciting, perfectly paced, and had me on the edge of my seat. This is my fourth book by Darcy Coates and I continue to be wowed by her awesome stories. I have already begun telling everyone about this book.

A “lucky” beach festival trip, orchestrated by an Internet sensation along with extravagant games, goes wrong when one participant’s past comes back to haunt her - and everyone else on the island.

This book had me on edge and morbidly curious to see what would happen next. Though the overall plot wasn’t too surprising, this was still filled with suspense and gore, leading me to absolutely devour it. This was a quick read with the perfect amount of detail, backstory, and action so that everything makes sense without becoming monotonous.

Thanks to NetGalley and Darcy Coates for the ARC!

WHOA!!!!!! I don’t usually get ‘scared’ from books as I’m pretty good at separating truth and fiction but this book was SO CREEPY! I couldn’t put it down!!! Highly, highly recommend!

How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates
A party on a remote tropical island, hundreds of fans, and an influencer with big plans—what could go wrong? Turns out, everything.

I almost bailed on this book early on. The influencer angle nearly killed it for me—I don’t get the appeal in real life, and I definitely didn’t want to read about it. But I’m so glad I pushed through. The pacing is fast, the violence is gloriously over the top, and the cult backstory hooked me hard. There's something disturbingly fascinating about people being controlled so completely they'd die for it. The tension keeps ratcheting up, and by the time it hits the explosive climax, I was all in.

Dark, twisted, and relentless—this one surprised me in the best way.