Thank you to Tundra Books and NetGalley for an eARC!

The Whisperings focuses on Joana Guest, her brother, and her father as they settle into the latest city they've moved to. Living a life of constantly moving, Joana hopes this latest spot can be their forever home. However, there are things... off, about their new place - things that don't want to stay dead.

This was a refreshing YA horror - I really enjoyed the down-to-earth sensibility of the main character despite the unique ability she develops. The juxtaposition between a normal, everyday teenage life in a new town and the mystery of the haunting of their rented place provides a nice balance to keep me engaged.

The revealed truths of the several mysteries introduced within the story toward the end were handled nicely, and I felt like they were slowly shown in pieces to aid the reader in solving the mysteries themselves before all the pieces are revealed.

What I Enjoyed:
- a well-written point of view from a teenage girl
- spooky happenings with a slight twist towards the macabre
- all plot points resolved by the end of the story without feeling rushed

A delicious scary horror. It gets freakier and freakier the more you read. The sort of book where you notice when it hits nighttime and become too nervous to keep reading it. It’s chilling, a perfect read for horror lovers.

3.5

thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

this book was SCARY! it was so good, i couldn’t put it down. it kept getting freakier as it went on and even the ending was still chilling.

i loved the characters in this. their tragic pasts influenced how the “whisperings” dealt with them and it was really powerful.

if horror is your game, definitely check this one out