The Dead and the Dark

I think this reading experience might have been better had I actually not listened to the audiobook alongside the novel this time. It's rare that this detracts from instead of enhances my reading of a book, but something about the narrator rubbed me the wrong way. It wasn't a bad reading exactly - just lacking in emotion. I didn't feel any real connection to the characters and it made me care less about what was happening, which could explain why it took me so long to trudge through it. But at the end, I had to admit that some of the story was enjoyable and felt original so I kept it at the 3 stars because I like to be fair to the whole piece.

This book started as a slow burn, but in the end, I couldn't put it down until I finished. The right amount of suspense with a supernatural twist that was very well done. A little bit of LGBTQ romance sprinkled in was the cherry on top :)