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This would've been a five star read, if it had more of a wrap-up on the fireplace witch situation. Unfortunately, when it comes to "female hysteria", there are almost always evil men behind that.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this arc This. Book. Is. Spooky! Highly recommend if you love anything paranormal. I also recommend if you loved the film Midsommer and are looking for another story with those vibes. It may take a minute to get into, but it’s worth it!

While this book left me with a lot of questions and some things unexplained, I still thoroughly enjoyed the journey. It had some genuinely spooky moments, layered characters, and I was not at all expecting the ending to play out the way it did. Well paced, well structured, well written, just really good, chilling horror.
This was my first time reading something by Daisy Pearce and will absolutely not be the last.

This one was SPOOKY! To be honest, this took me a few tries to get into, but once I was hooked I couldn't put it down! Pearce is a master of pacing and creating an eerie atmosphere reminiscent of the early 00's horror movies I loved watching in middle school. I would have enjoyed more character background and development, but what the book lacks in that department makes up for in the plot. Horror isn't my usual cup of tea, but this was a nice change of pace in trying something new. The Midsommer/cult-like ending was fifty shades of creepy and left me unsettled, but only because it was so well-written. Thanks so much for the ARC!

This book was an insane trip that started off with a paranormal feel, both Mina & Sam looking for hope of redemption from their traumatic losses and morphing into this look at heard mentality in a Midsommar kind of dream state to the purest depiction of humanities evil. In a lot of books when there is two many pieces sometimes it feels over the top and tends to have two many loose ends. But Pearce did a wonderful job combining paranormal, thriller, suspense, herd mentality, trauma, social outcasts, sexual assault, murder, guilt, horror and merge it into this seamless nail biting, on the edge of your seat book. I’ve already been telling people about this book and I am excited for this to be out in the world. It’s not my normal type of read, but it’s been on my mind for a week now, making me think about how easy it is to convince the outcasts , the traumatized that no one cares, that it’s in your head, your crazy or maybe you truly are evil…darn this was so good!

this was a creepy setting and some might like this but I felt a little thrown off. It was rushed but still intriguing. I would say 4 stars

I was really hopeful for the this spooky, witchy feel read!
It fell a little flat for me personally. It felt like a few of the storylines/ elements were a little big disjointed.
Overall it was a good read and really nothing wrong with it but nothing that really stood out to me!

Something in the Walls had a strong start that pulled me in right away. The witchy vibes and spooky atmosphere were perfect, especially for Halloween, and the suspense in the beginning kept me hooked. But as the story went on, it started to lose steam. The pacing got uneven, and by the halfway point, it felt slow and a little hard to follow.
The characters could have used more depth, too. The main character starts out as strong and driven, but by the end, she felt like a shadow of her former self. The supporting characters didn’t fare much better, and their interactions with the protagonist didn’t always make sense. By the time I got to the ending, it felt rushed and left me wanting more—especially when it came to Mina and Sam, who really needed more closure.
If you like paranormal stories with a spooky vibe, this one might still be worth a shot, but don’t expect it to fully deliver on the chills by the end.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc. Alice is a thirteen year old who says she's being haunted by a witch. This was definitely a creepy story. I felt like it started strong, then got slow then I'm confused at why it ended so early. Love the plot, but not my favorite

What a great book! I was hooked and couldn't put it down. Read it over a weekend. Daisy does a great job writing the story and keeps you guessing till the bitter end. I am still wondering!! I love the plot and the characters and my heart just broke for Alice. Great book for a book club discussion.

I received this book from Net Galley for a review. It wasn’t quite what I expected, but it is still a spooky and enjoyable read. I like my horror to by a little more horrifying and Something in the Walls is more of a suspense thriller.
Mina, a newly graduated child psychologist, and Sam, a reporter, head to a small town in Cornwall to investigate a teenage girl who claims to be haunted by a witch. Remaining skeptical, the team speaks with the people of the town and the girl’s family. As they begin to uncover Alice’s secrets, Mina realizes the truth is more sinister than she can imagine.
As I said above, I enjoyed this book. There isn’t as much supernatural activity as I hoped, but it was still an enjoyable read that I devoured quickly while sitting in front of the fireplace. I did see the ending coming from the first quarter of the book, so I wasn’t surprised, but the way the events played out was insane in a good way. There are elements of The Wicker Man (the original, not the abomination with Nicholas Cage) and Midsommar. Learning about ancient pagan rituals will never cease to amaze me.
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I really like Pearce's writing style and found the story to be captivating. I did like the buildup of terror throughout the book - the folklore horror and the building hysteria gave me some serious creeps during this story and I was HERE for it. But I do have to agree with what others are saying; the first part of this books feels like an entirely different story than the end of this book and it was very disorienting.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I had really high hopes for this book. I think that was my mistake.
The first 30 percent and the last 70 percent felt like 2 completely different books. The fact that the summary said this was midsomer vibes I was intrigued. I didn’t feel the comparison.
I would give this a 2.5 for the creepy/witchy parts. But overall the story seemed disconnected and I wouldn’t recommend it

This book has a small town claustrophobic feeling about it. It follows the story of Mina who is an inexperienced child psychologist. She goes to a small village to investigate a case of possession of a thirteen year old girl. The town is filled with superstition and folklore. The theme of the book is suffocating and mass hysteria. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed the haunting of hill house. If you enjoy an atmospheric read as well.

The first 2/3 to 3/4 of this book were excellent, but by the end it really felt like a completely different story entirely. It seemed like maybe the author had two ideas for stories but wasn't sure how to fully flesh either one out, and so she smashed them both together in a way that didn't make much (or perhaps any) sense. I loved Pearce's writing, and I loved the story we started out with, but by the end I was wondering what the hell I was actually reading. Learning that Pearce is a fan of Stephen King makes sense, though, since he also has a habit of coming in out of left field with the most bizarre endings that don't always make sense. I might still be interested in reading something by Pearce in the future, though, because I loved her writing.

Something in the Walls is my first from Daisy Pearce and it was a real enjoyable read. For me, it had a bit of everything. A domestic thriller, supernatural horror, some harrowing scenes and it all came together very nicely. Daisy's writing style is descriptive and not overly so which gave way for a medium paced, atmospheric story. At some points, I had actual shivers.
Id love to hear this as an audiobook as with the right narrator, it would make a very atmospheric listen!
Thank you Netgalley and Minotaur Books for the eArc
4 stars

Perfect atmospheric setting and a page turner, it is both heartbreaking and terrifying. It sure kept me turning pages. It would have been 5 but got a bit disjointed around 60 percent, but still an excellent tale.
Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.
4/5 star

This book has me on the edge of my seat since page one. This was such a good "witchy" book to read and I hope there is a sequel because I have more questions than answers 😂😂

It’s creepy, it’s witchy. It did everything it was supposed to do in a thriller. Excellent start leaving me captivated. I got a little lost/muddy in the middle and an unexpected ending makes this novel fantastic. Thank you!!

Something in the Walls is about an extremely creepy, contemporary witch hunt. Mina is an inexperienced psychologist, also engaged to a man she questions enough to avoid keeping wedding planning appointments. Mina attends a bereavement group to help her mourn the death of her brother several years earlier. There she meets Sam Hunter, journalist, mourning the loss of his young daughter. He encourages Mina to travel with him and take on the challenging case of Alice Webber, age 13, who claims she is being haunted by a witch. The thick, humid heat wave in this small village is as much a character in this story, as the atmosphere and events become darker and more foreboding. There is increasing hysteria and horror as time goes on, with an almost unexpected conclusion. This is a highly recommended book for fans of the supernatural and horror! With thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC. My opinions are my own.