Picked this up on a whim. The synopsis was intriguing and it looked thick'n meaty. Was kinda worried that Emma Watson was praising the book on the back cover but that's just marketing.

First half is pretty great, good sense of mystery and slow horror burn. I knew the book was in a spot of trouble when what felt like the climax started and there was still 400 pages to go. Sadly, the story has trouble staying that high and it just drags on and on, with a twist about 3/4 of the way through the book that brings the book down a lot (I think it's because it comes out of nowhere and...doesn't really make sense, even if it's barely justified with a couple of sentences). There's some nice moments here and there and I think the actual emotional climax is fine, but if it was like 30% shorter and with no stupid twist it would've been a way better book. Also, I can't help but think wriTing LiKe tHis id jUst grAtinG foR no reAsOn after a while.