Overall I was not impressed. The writing was ok but the characters and atmosphere were dry. The story was confusing and disjointed. I do not enjoy leaving negative or harsh reviews but I don't have pleasant things to say about this book. I definitely won't remember reading it in a few months. It was weird and didn't make much sense. Two stars because of the writing style.

This book was amazing. At the same time, I kind of hated it. Rather, I hated Skye.
The writing was dark, imaginative, and magical. When I had to put the book down, I couldnt stop thinking about it, about where exactly this story was going to head.
The world created was creepy and kind of suspenseful, but I could see why Deirdre was so drawn to this world with no rules.
I felt like Skye was in incredible selfish character, one who couldnt take responsibility for her own actions and was always using her sister as an excuse. It made it really hard for me to like her as the main character, although I wasn't much fonder of Deirdre, in the end.
Regardless of how I felt for the characters, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, it was a fresh story in a genre of books that was getting a little predictable.

I will write a full review of this book on my blog that will release in June. I enjoyed reading this book. It felt like a really solid YA horror title. It didn't stand out as something really special to me, in that it was fairly predictable and the ending was a little disappointing. However, I found it suspenseful and atmospheric, and I was interested in the outcome. Definitely something I would recommend to other horror readers, and handsell at my shop.

I received this ARC for free in exchange for an honest review.
Wow.
I have not read anything like this before and I dont even know what to feel right now. It was a rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish, for me. Deirdre is a complete enigma. Mental disorder? Or is it reality? Is the basis of your questioning throughout the whole book. I actually liked that I was still questioning for a long long time what the hell was going on. Well done and beautifully written.

This was not my favourite. I found that the first half of the book dragged along. There was so much self reflection by the main character while mentioning things that had happened without actually fully explaining things to the point it became tiresome and I almost lost interest in what the secret would turn out to be.

I finished this book though, because I was really interested in the "monsters" and the magical woodsy aspect of the story that I wanted to know how things were going to turn out.

The ending was a little disappointing to me too. I didn't find the ending satisfying. I do love a happy ending but since it was a story between two sisters, there was no real love there. It didn't resolve how I wanted it to.

This book is described as being like the Blair Witch Project, but I didn't find it nearly as scary. It wasn't really frightening. There was just so much fighting and things going wrong to actually be scared of anything that was going on.

It was an interesting story, but I wanted so much more.

Here There are Monsters is a creepy story. The cover caught my attention immediately. It's so macabre. The story itself was something I probably shouldn't have read. I found it truly unique and suspenseful, but it's also disturbing. The reality aspect, creepiness aside, is terrible. Imagine this for real. I read it and skimmed through some of it. It's well written and original. I just couldn't read it because it messed with me a little bit. If you like creepy menacing stories, this one is for you. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

WOW. This book was messed up. It kept me hooked on each page and sitting on the edge of my seat, though! I could feel my eyes widening at some parts and I had to remind myself that people would look at me weirdly if I didn't stop that.
This book was such a mind twisting story, that I felt stressed while reading it. I could relate a bit to the MC in that she felt tethered to hers sister, had trouble making friends, moving across the country, etc. What I couldn't relate to was the sister being completely insane and manipulating her older sister like that.
One thing I did enjoy seeing was realistic consequences for the MC's actions. Tell a crazy secret? Instead of the friends sticking around, they actually have brains and realize that that is not okay.
I need the MC to go to therapy after all of this. Really all of them, but her especially after what she had to go through with her sister when they were younger, what she went through at her last school, and then all of the stuff that just happened in this story.
If you're looking for a super spooky and mind twisting book this fall, something that will leaving you with your mouth hanging open after you've finished , then add this to your Fall 2019 TBR.

I wasn't sure what to expect going into this book. The book focuses around 16 year old Skye who has a 13 year old sister name Dierdre. Her sister is a little on the strange side and refuses to grow up. Dierdre had created kingdoms for her and Skye when they were kids. Dierdre was the queen and Skye was her protector (as she was in Dierdre's real life)
Things begin to change when they move. Skye wants to be normal for the most part. She stops devoting as much time to Dierdre and begins to have a life of her own.

Dierdre disappears and this is where the book took a completely different turn. It had some of a Blair Witch feel to it. The book tried really hard to be creepy at points and it did at some moments, but some of the moments did feel like a little bit of a cheese fest.

What I did enjoy a lot about this book was the characters. I don't think I have ever read a book that had more real characters than this book. Skye was not perfect but she wasn't also overly flawed. She was a good person who had some darkness/badness to her. Much like normal people. She wasn't evil or dark or anything like that, but she had moments of darkness as most people do. We are not perfect, we all at one point or another may have had a bad thought or two. I love that Amelinda wrote Skye that way, it made her so much more real.

This was an extremely interesting read, but it did walk a very fine line between creepy and overly creepy. If you can get past that, you will love this book!

I struggled with this one slightly.

This was a dark and bittersweet tale of a young girl named Skye who moves into a small town to live a normal teenage life but unfortunately what holds her back from getting what she want is her younger sister Deirdre who is a bit... strange and whimsical. Having a very immersive imagination. After accepting their new life, Deirdre disappears.

The story is laid out in an interesting way, alternating between day and night after Deirdre's disappearance as well as past events to fill in gaps which adds a really creepy factor.

My main problem with this is writing and plot pacing. Some sections of the book seemed clunky and out of place and I noticed I kept picking up my phone and scrolling through Twitter or Instagram or bringing up YouTube and watching a Markiplier playthrough. My attention span for the story dwindled tremendously the farther I got and I realized I stopped caring. I can absolutely see people loving this book and I wish I had because it is unique. I will definitly still be looking out for future releases by this author because I'd love to see her delve into Fantasy.

I loved this book and absolutely would recommend it to middle and high school readers. In fact, I've already told friends and students to put it on their wishlists. Without giving too much away, one of my favorite things about this book is that there is no clear-cut "bad" or "good" guy (or gal, as the case might be). I liked that you were never quite sure who to root for, because it sets this book apart from most others I've read. The author creates a clearly defined sister relationship that is brutal in its honesty about how one sibling might feel if the other isn't considered quite "normal", yet the fierceness of love exists between them. This is truly one of the most unique books I've read in years. Berube is now on my must-read authors list.

I am sorry I was not able to finish this book or start the book because the cover scared me too much, I know it sounds silly but it is true this face is very scary. So congrats to the illustrator of the cover . thank you for understanding yours truly, a reader.

Here There Are Monsters by Amelinda Berube is a young adult, horror style novel.

Skye and Deidre's family move to a new town, surrounded by forest after an incident in their previous town. Deidre and Skye have always been close but as Skye becomes a teenager, she begins to pull away from Deirdre, making her own friends. She has always been her younger sister's protector so when Deirdre goes missing what else is she to do.

This novel follows Skye's search for Deirdre, but the answers are not what she expects.

I really enjoyed this trip into a childs imagination. The imagery and descriptions are terrifying and I had a sense of foreboding througout the whole novel.

I would definitely recommend this book.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this ARC in return for an honest review.

This book is creepy and full of monsters and I loved everything about it. The sibling bond, the things that go bump in the night, and the dark fantasy! Definitely a must-read!!

Skye is a sixteen year old who is determined to keep the bullies away from her outcast little sister. Moving to a new town has caused stress between the two when Skye begins to fit in and have friends but Deirdre doesn’t.

I was drawn in by the story of Skye and Deirdre. The writing is engaging. The author gives plenty of backstory for the two sisters relationship. It never seems to develop from there though and ends abruptly. I would have liked to have more.

"I've buried terrible things."
Here There Are Monsters is a book about Deirdre and Skye. It's a first person story told from 16 year old Skye's perspective after they move into a new area that is more swamp than suburbia.Skye uses the move as a chance to start over with a new group of friends: Sophie, Kevin, and William. Deirdre is wild at heart and embraces the forest and the forest swallows her somehow. Deirdre feels like there's something more out there in Deirdre's kingdom. It's always been a game, children's pretend stories, but this time it's something more.
I read Berube's The Dark Beneath the Ice Last Year and I loved it so much. I was psyched to get this one through Net Galley as well. She does not disappoint.
I love the way she tells a story. I lose myself in her details and the dark, creepy vibe. She writes a good creepy, horror. It reminds me of nightmares and horror movies. It's so good!
I also love the way she weaves her themes into her books. This one seems to surround the choice teenagers make between their friends and their families, about choices and what defines a person. Is it the monster you know, the monster you want to know, or are you the monster? It's awesome and subtly powerful.
I'm a huge fan. I will follow Berube into the dark any day.

Received via NetGalley for review.

Skye and her family move to a new town, and Skye sees this as an opportunity to truly start over. She's tired of protecting her weird sister, Deirdre, who doesn't even try to be normal. But while the move is good for Skye, Deidre retreats into herself and becomes ever more angry and isolated, eventually going missing. Skye realizes that she would do anything to get her sister back. Bérubé could have spent a little more time showing the depth of that relationship between the two of them, instead of relying on the fact that they're sisters to carry Skye's devotion to Deidre. There are some memories presented, but they're so emotionally complex (and Skye's more recent relationship with her is so complex) that it muddies it a little bit.

A beautifully atmospheric and creepy book with a nice twist at the end. I love stories that portray fairies as as mischievous and cruel, and, boy, does this book deliver (I guess the book never technically calls them fairies or anything else, but they sure seem to fit the bill). Skye is truly tested in her devotion to her sister, and succumbs to the darkness inside without really much protestation.

There's darkness in all of us, and a willingness to use our power for what are really selfish reasons, and that's something that needs to be acknowledged. Certainly, Skye struggles with it, and there could have been more exploration of Kevin's struggle with it, to really tie it all together.

Here There Are Monsters is a creepy and atmospheric read that blurs the lines of fantasy and reality. The author kept my attention from the very first page all the way though to the end. I found the book to be enjoyable, twisty, and dark- everything I was hoping for. Now I am seriously considering reading the authors back list of books because of how fantastic this one is.

Wow...where to begin with this book. It is a dark, creepy thriller that will have you wondering what the h is going on here. The book is a page turning mind bender that at times leaves you confused, but you can't put it down. The suspense is taunt and the characters are out there, yet that what makes this novel so good. The ending is a solid, but missing something.

This is a tricky one to review. I loved the creepy, atmospheric vibes the book had, and the complex relationship between the sisters. Something about the pacing of the novel threw me off a bit, though, and the end left me feeling unsatisfied.
Overall, I thought it was a fun, quick-paced, enjoyable read. A three star book, in my opinion.

Definitely not for everyone who enjoys the YA genre, but this book will appeal to those readers who like the different, the strange and the not able to be explained easily. Not as much horror as it is fantasy, the writing was good and will appeal to those who appreciate such.