I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Audre moves with her parents and younger sister to a small town, where Elle—one of the first friends she made after moving—goes missing. Elle’s father is a minister who preaches about the dangers of demons. Elle’s church youth group would rather pray than search for her. The cops blame Satanic Panic and focus right away on Audre’s family. When it’s obvious that no one in the town is actually looking for Elle, Audre steps up, but she’s met with resistance at every turn.

I like how one of the main themes of the book is Christian zealots and the ego of men who think they know what’s best for women, and using God as their excuse to do as they see fit. Another is crooked, racist cops. The real evil in this book isn’t monsters or demons; it’s men.

I was a teen in the 90’s, so I remember some of the Satanic Panic, but it hasn’t really went away. With QAnon conspiracy theories, some people still believe in it.

I enjoyed this book. I could relate to the main character. I recommend reading this book if you grew up during the 80s’ or 90’s, but especially if you grew up later.

This is the first book in awhile to give me literal nightmares.

There is nothing spooky or supernatural about this book, it is true every day horror which is the most unsettling horror.

The description of the Hell House was what got me the most and it will stick with me for the rest of my life.

I was uncomfortable 100% of this book but I couldn’t stop reading.

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read and review early

Good book, even though I feel it had a slow start. Characters were fine and the plot and atmosphere was good. Had it’s creepy moments and it did keep me entertained.

Absolutely loved this book. As someone who grew up around the hellfire and brimstone Pentecostal fanaticism, it rings true to the overall subject matter while also creating an incredible story and characters around it.

While trying to figure out what happened to Elle, we think of demonic worship, sacrifices, and blood cults. But the true evil is more mundane yet even more terrifying. It's a great example of taking real life and spinning it into a fast paced sharply narrated horror fiction. I'd definitely recommend this!

The cover intrigued me from the moment I saw it and the book most certainly lived up to my expectations. This bad boy here kept me on the edge of my seat. The history throughout mixed in with the horror was perfect. Ten stars for sure. Can’t wait to read more from this author.

This book was amazing!! The wicked unseen kept me on my toes the whole time I was reading. Easily finished in two days. It kept me guessing each chapter. Best book I’ve read in a long time!

Thank you NetGalley, Random House Children’s, and Gigi Griffis for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This is a unique book and I haven’t read anything like it before. It focuses on the Satanic Panic of the eighties and nineties and follows Audre as she tries to fit in to her new town. The town is very religious and they are scared of a Satanic cult performing rituals in the woods. In the beginning of the book, Audre’s crush, Elle, goes missing and the town is searching to find her and blaming outsiders for her disappearance. Audre and her family are easy targets because they’re new and aren’t members of the local church. This novel truly shows how dangerous religion can become. It’s fast-paced and I flew through it in one day because I really wanted to see what happened to Elle. I enjoyed the ending and it made sense for the story and went back to the original theme of the dangers of humanity. I recommend this one for people looking for a book on this time in history or just looking for a unique YA horror.