Unsettling and eerie. This was an interesting book! Mina is a child psychologist, recently engaged, grieving her brother’s death, looking for closure in an unlikely place. She joins journalist Sam to help Alice, a teen girl exhibiting strange behavior, purportedly haunted by a witch. Mina is set on helping Alice and debunking any supernatural events, but the strangeness cannot be explained away. When three disturbing deaths occur, Mina may be running out of time to save Alice.

This was definitely a bit darker than I was expecting! It had a horror atmosphere that worked super well and had me immensely intrigued in the plot. I thought Mina was a great protagonist, smart, caring, and level-headed. Using her scientific knowledge to make sense of Alice’s affliction. All the spooky creepy crawly bits were fantastic.

Deeply reflective and slightly shocking history comes to light about Mina’s grief. I thought the author blended the supernatural elements with reality rather well. I enjoyed the twists and reveal, it was tense and suspenseful in the best way.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the audiobook copy, performed by Ana Clements. Her delivery was great, a slight British accent that helped me get into the story, without making me super scared! I thought it had a professional, slightly scientific account, which worked well with Mina’s characteristics.

Publishes February 25

Title: Something in the Walls
Author: Daisy Pearce
Genre: Horror, Mystery Thriller, Witches
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️