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She is the reason no one goes in the water. And she will make them pay. A chilling new novel for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson, Lamar Giles, and Ryan Douglass.
Bronwyn is only supposed to be in rural Hillwoods for a year. Her grandmother is in hospice, and her father needs to get her affairs in order. And they’re all meant to make some final memories together.
Except Bronwyn is miserable. Her grandmother is dying, everyone is standoffish, and she can’t even go swimming. All she hears are warnings about going in the water, despite a gorgeous lake. And a pool at the abandoned rec center. And another in the high school basement.
Anais tries her hardest to protect Bronwyn from the shadows of Hillwoods. She follows her own rituals to avoid any unnecessary attention—and if she can just get Bronwyn to stop asking questions, she can protect her too. The less Bronwyn pays attention to Hillwoods, the less Hillwoods will pay attention to Bronwyn. She doesn’t get that the lore is, well, truth. History. Pain. The living aren’t the only ones who seek retribution when they’re wronged. But when Bronwyn does more exploring than she should, they are both in for danger they couldn’t expect.
Published by: Sourcebooks Fire
Expected Publication: May 2, 2023
Why I’m Waiting: I’m not gonna lie, all I saw was “For fans of Tiffany Jackson” and I immediately added it. And I really hope this doesn’t ruin me from wanting to go swimming later in the summer. I live in the South. It’s a must I can still go swimming lol But really this sounds creepy and so good. Definitely reminds me a little of that super early show in Supernatural that was messing with the water in the cabins and faucet and stuff. Idk, this also made me remember that there is a life size statue of Jason from Friday the 13th in a lake in Minnesota. Basically books that are horror and have to do with water always freak me out lol But I will definitely be chewing my nails off until I can get a copy of this in my hands!
What about you? Does this sound like something you’d like to read? Do you like horror? Will you be reading this with me? Let me know in the comments!
OOoh interesting! That does sound creepy! Water is seriously scary sometimes and the fact that you can’t always see what’s in it with the natural bodies of water! I totally remember that episode of Supernatural too! Freaked me out in the beginning. The first season was pretty chilling!
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