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The Night That Finds Us All
A troubled sailor. A hundred-year-old sailboat. An ancient curse. Welcome to award-winning author John Hornor Jacobs’ nautical nightmare.
It begins and ends as always, with the sea.
Sam Vines is struggling. Her boat is up on the hard and she doesn’t have enough money to get her back in the water. Turns out the snorkelers and the scubadivers are looking for the ultra-luxury boating experience, not the single-handed, rarely sober, snarky stylings of sailboat captain Samantha Vines. So it’s a good thing when her former crewmate Loick asks her to help deliver a massive, hundred-year-old sailboat from Seattle to England. Sam is the only one who can handle the ship’s engine, and did Loick mention that the money is good? It’s very good.
The Blackwatch is a huge boat. An ancient boat. It’s also probably (definitely) haunted.
Sam’s alcohol withdrawal (sobriety is important at sea) has her doubting her senses, but when one crewmate disappears and another has a gruesome accident, she knows that this simple delivery job has spiraled into something sinister.
By turns terrifying, darkly funny, thought-provoking, and heartfelt, The Night That Finds Us All is a seductive, nautical nightmare.
It begins and ends as always, with the sea.
Sam Vines is struggling. Her boat is up on the hard and she doesn’t have enough money to get her back in the water. Turns out the snorkelers and the scubadivers are looking for the ultra-luxury boating experience, not the single-handed, rarely sober, snarky stylings of sailboat captain Samantha Vines. So it’s a good thing when her former crewmate Loick asks her to help deliver a massive, hundred-year-old sailboat from Seattle to England. Sam is the only one who can handle the ship’s engine, and did Loick mention that the money is good? It’s very good.
The Blackwatch is a huge boat. An ancient boat. It’s also probably (definitely) haunted.
Sam’s alcohol withdrawal (sobriety is important at sea) has her doubting her senses, but when one crewmate disappears and another has a gruesome accident, she knows that this simple delivery job has spiraled into something sinister.
By turns terrifying, darkly funny, thought-provoking, and heartfelt, The Night That Finds Us All is a seductive, nautical nightmare.
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First published October 7, 2025
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About the author
John Hornor Jacobs
24 books758 followersJohn Hornor Jacobs, is an award-winning author of genre bending adult and YA fiction and a partner and senior art director at a Little Rock, Arkansas advertising agency, Cranford Co. His first novel, Southern Gods, was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Excellence in a First Novel and won the Darrel Award. The Onion AV said of the book, “A sumptuous Southern Gothic thriller steeped in the distinct American mythologies of Cthulhu and the blues . . . Southern Gods beautifully probes the eerie, horror-infested underbelly of the South.”His second novel, This Dark Earth, Brian Keene described as “…quite simply, the best zombie novel I’ve read in years” and was published by Simon & Schuster’s Gallery imprint. Jacobs’s acclaimed series of novels for young adults beginning with The Twelve-Fingered Boy, continuing with The Shibboleth, and ending with The Conformity has been hailed by Cory Doctorow on BoingBoing as “amazing” and “mesmerizing.”Jacobs’s first fantasy novel, The Incorruptibles, was nominated for the Morningstar and Gemmell Awards in the UK. Pat Rothfuss has said of this book, “One part ancient Rome, two parts wild west, one part Faust. A pinch of Tolkien, of Lovecraft, of Dante. This is strange alchemy, a recipe I’ve never seen before. I wish more books were as fresh and brave as this.”His fiction has appeared in Playboy Magazine, Cemetery Dance, Apex Magazine and his essay have been featured on CBS Weekly and Huffington Post.Books:Southern Gods – (Night Shade Books, 2011)
This Dark Earth – (Simon & Schuster, 2012)
The Twelve-Fingered Boy – (Lerner, 2013)
The Shibboleth – (Lerner, 2013)
The Conformity – (Lerner, 2014)
The Incorruptibles – (Hachette/Gollancz, 2014)
Foreign Devils – (Hachette/Gollancz, 2015)
Infernal Machines – (Hachette/Gollancz, 2017)
The Sea Dreams It Is The Sky – (HarperCollins / Harper Voyager, October 2018)
A Lush and Seething Hell – (HarperCollins / Harper Voyager, October 2019)
Murder Ballads and Other Horrific Tales – (JournalStone, 2020)
This Dark Earth – (Simon & Schuster, 2012)
The Twelve-Fingered Boy – (Lerner, 2013)
The Shibboleth – (Lerner, 2013)
The Conformity – (Lerner, 2014)
The Incorruptibles – (Hachette/Gollancz, 2014)
Foreign Devils – (Hachette/Gollancz, 2015)
Infernal Machines – (Hachette/Gollancz, 2017)
The Sea Dreams It Is The Sky – (HarperCollins / Harper Voyager, October 2018)
A Lush and Seething Hell – (HarperCollins / Harper Voyager, October 2019)
Murder Ballads and Other Horrific Tales – (JournalStone, 2020)
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November 3, 2025
Captain Samantha Vines is broke and a recovering alcoholic. She doesn't have enough money to get her boat back in the water, where she then can earn more. As a result, she accepts a job from an old friend-piloting an enormous sailboat from Seattle to London. The Blackwatch is a gorgeous boat, but it's also supposedly haunted. Samantha scoffs at that and takes the job. And so begins the most harrowing trip of her life.
As the trip commences things begin to start going wrong. Strange noises, crew members going missing, not to mention a number of "accidents." When you're isolated in the middle of the ocean, no matter how big your boat is, no one is coming to help you in the event of an emergency. And what about the old sheaf of papers Sam found, and their story of a wife growing more and more afraid of her husband? The Blackwatch has a terrible history that mars its beauty and Sam may not survive it.
I've been a fan of John Hornor Jacobs for at least 4-5 years now and his books vary so widely from each other, it's sometimes hard to believe they were written by the same guy. The writing style is always engrossing and entertaining, it's just that the subject matter is all over the place. I love that!
The atmosphere in The Night That Finds Us All is so stifling it's almost suffocating. I never realized what kind of isolation is involved when undertaking a trip like the one here. Never mind the supernatural happenings, but the dangerousness of real life sailing. I was a fan of Deadliest Catch and I read The Perfect Storm. Fishing is a risky job, hell just being on a boat at sea is inherently dangerous. It's slippery, the boat is always moving with the waves, there are ropes everywhere and in this case, HUGE sails which need nearly constant attention. If something goes wrong, there's no phone call to 911 for help. You buckle down and do the best you can.
This all sounds like a mostly calm, quiet (ghost story?) on the water but let me assure you, it is not. Punctuated by violent and sometimes gory scenes, the reader knows, (and in this case loves), that what is going on is treacherous and deadly, even if no one else on the boat believes it. Sam knows it is too.
I enjoyed the character of Samantha immensely. She's strong, albeit weakend by her alcohol addiction, and she's always questioning herself and her motives. I felt like that lent her character credibility. I never lost faith in her, though she often lost it herself. She handled herself well, even in the face of men who didn't trust her...not because of her battle with alcohol, but because she was a woman. She showed them all.
Overall, The Night That Finds Us All was a perfect read for the Halloween season. The book flies by once the Blackwatch hits open water, and even though I learned more about sailing than I really needed to know, I enjoyed it. It brought me into the rhythms of daily life on a sailboat-both monotonous and exciting at times. For me, this story lives in Samantha, I loved her and maybe you will too.
Highly recommended!
*ARC from publisher
As the trip commences things begin to start going wrong. Strange noises, crew members going missing, not to mention a number of "accidents." When you're isolated in the middle of the ocean, no matter how big your boat is, no one is coming to help you in the event of an emergency. And what about the old sheaf of papers Sam found, and their story of a wife growing more and more afraid of her husband? The Blackwatch has a terrible history that mars its beauty and Sam may not survive it.
I've been a fan of John Hornor Jacobs for at least 4-5 years now and his books vary so widely from each other, it's sometimes hard to believe they were written by the same guy. The writing style is always engrossing and entertaining, it's just that the subject matter is all over the place. I love that!
The atmosphere in The Night That Finds Us All is so stifling it's almost suffocating. I never realized what kind of isolation is involved when undertaking a trip like the one here. Never mind the supernatural happenings, but the dangerousness of real life sailing. I was a fan of Deadliest Catch and I read The Perfect Storm. Fishing is a risky job, hell just being on a boat at sea is inherently dangerous. It's slippery, the boat is always moving with the waves, there are ropes everywhere and in this case, HUGE sails which need nearly constant attention. If something goes wrong, there's no phone call to 911 for help. You buckle down and do the best you can.
This all sounds like a mostly calm, quiet (ghost story?) on the water but let me assure you, it is not. Punctuated by violent and sometimes gory scenes, the reader knows, (and in this case loves), that what is going on is treacherous and deadly, even if no one else on the boat believes it. Sam knows it is too.
I enjoyed the character of Samantha immensely. She's strong, albeit weakend by her alcohol addiction, and she's always questioning herself and her motives. I felt like that lent her character credibility. I never lost faith in her, though she often lost it herself. She handled herself well, even in the face of men who didn't trust her...not because of her battle with alcohol, but because she was a woman. She showed them all.
Overall, The Night That Finds Us All was a perfect read for the Halloween season. The book flies by once the Blackwatch hits open water, and even though I learned more about sailing than I really needed to know, I enjoyed it. It brought me into the rhythms of daily life on a sailboat-both monotonous and exciting at times. For me, this story lives in Samantha, I loved her and maybe you will too.
Highly recommended!
*ARC from publisher
October 7, 2025
Published today!
Imagine having to take a long voyage on an old boat across the high seas. Now imagine that boat is haunted. Definitely sounds creepy for sure.
A quick synopsis: One of Sam’s old crewmates has called her up, wanting to know if she would like a job transporting a $1 million sailboat across the ocean. Currently unemployed and hitting the bottle hard, Sam takes the offer in hopes of drying herself out and getting some money to fix her broken vessel that is currently out of commission. When she first lays eyes on the Blackwatch she is mesmerized. The boat itself while on board seems much bigger than at first glance. As they begin the journey, she begins detoxing and at the same time starts hearing strange noises in the night. No one believes her, but the more time she spends on the boat she is convinced it is haunted. After some further digging, she discovers a journal depicting some of the boats mysterious past.
As the trip progressed a sense of unease and dread oozed off of the pages. I absolutely could not put this down. I liked the mystery of the boat and wish we had gotten more backstory into it as the boat itself was a huge main character and understanding a bit more about its past would’ve been awesome. The pacing throughout the novel was perfect for about 80% of the novel. It inched along at a slow pace, but enough to keep the reader wanting to know more. However, once we got near the end, things took off rather quickly and so much happened, I found myself having a hard time fully understanding all of it. I understood what happened but not so much the why. I think this goes back to having more of a backstory in order to help connect the dots. I understood the overall concept though so there’s that.
Overall, I really enjoyed this novel. I think it’s perfect for those who enjoy nautical horror or anything that might go bump in the night.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, for my advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
Imagine having to take a long voyage on an old boat across the high seas. Now imagine that boat is haunted. Definitely sounds creepy for sure.
A quick synopsis: One of Sam’s old crewmates has called her up, wanting to know if she would like a job transporting a $1 million sailboat across the ocean. Currently unemployed and hitting the bottle hard, Sam takes the offer in hopes of drying herself out and getting some money to fix her broken vessel that is currently out of commission. When she first lays eyes on the Blackwatch she is mesmerized. The boat itself while on board seems much bigger than at first glance. As they begin the journey, she begins detoxing and at the same time starts hearing strange noises in the night. No one believes her, but the more time she spends on the boat she is convinced it is haunted. After some further digging, she discovers a journal depicting some of the boats mysterious past.
As the trip progressed a sense of unease and dread oozed off of the pages. I absolutely could not put this down. I liked the mystery of the boat and wish we had gotten more backstory into it as the boat itself was a huge main character and understanding a bit more about its past would’ve been awesome. The pacing throughout the novel was perfect for about 80% of the novel. It inched along at a slow pace, but enough to keep the reader wanting to know more. However, once we got near the end, things took off rather quickly and so much happened, I found myself having a hard time fully understanding all of it. I understood what happened but not so much the why. I think this goes back to having more of a backstory in order to help connect the dots. I understood the overall concept though so there’s that.
Overall, I really enjoyed this novel. I think it’s perfect for those who enjoy nautical horror or anything that might go bump in the night.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, for my advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
June 21, 2025
John Hornor Jacobs' talent for weaving a compelling plot is on full display in The Night That Finds Us All. Unfortunately, so is an apparently irresistible tendency toward political signaling and using juvenile, inconsistent language. The characters are obnoxious and the dialogue is maddening, full of incongruous adolescent slang. One female character engages in a short conversation about farts and masturbation, which doesn't offend my sensibilities except that it made no sense in context of the character or the scene.
The author's choice of names is as mystifying as his infusion of politics, among them: a female character named Vineyard (Vines, to her friends--obviously) and a boat named Victress (with no reference to sailing legend Nigel Tetley, who completed a circumnavigation in a boat with the same moniker). Repeated use of awkward similes and phrasing seems to be intentional, but I wasn't the audience for this humorously (?) composed narrative.
If you're looking for a scary, authentic nautical haunting, try From Below by Darcy Coates, Sphere by Michael Crichton or The Deep by Michaelbrent Collings, and steer hard to port to avoid this derelict of a story.
A sincere thank you to Edelweiss and GP Putnam's Sons for the ARC.
The author's choice of names is as mystifying as his infusion of politics, among them: a female character named Vineyard (Vines, to her friends--obviously) and a boat named Victress (with no reference to sailing legend Nigel Tetley, who completed a circumnavigation in a boat with the same moniker). Repeated use of awkward similes and phrasing seems to be intentional, but I wasn't the audience for this humorously (?) composed narrative.
If you're looking for a scary, authentic nautical haunting, try From Below by Darcy Coates, Sphere by Michael Crichton or The Deep by Michaelbrent Collings, and steer hard to port to avoid this derelict of a story.
A sincere thank you to Edelweiss and GP Putnam's Sons for the ARC.
September 8, 2025
Review in the September 2025 issue of Booklist and on the blog here: https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09...
Three Words That Describe this Book: cursed ship, conversational narration, awash in dread
This is an intense story told by a very sympathetic but very flawed narrator-- Sam Vines. She is an experienced boat captain but on hard times-- her ship need a major overhaul to keep up with the gulf industry of taking out tourists and she is a barely functional alcoholic. When an old friend hires her as the engine master on a beautiful old wooden tall ship-- 100 years old-- to move it from Pugent Sound to England, she figures the time on board will help her get clean and the money will allow her to fix her ship. But there is one thing-- the ship is reported to be haunted.
So begins an intensely uneasy nautical horror story of a cursed ship. The jargon and nautical details are spot on, Sam's narration is conversations-- she is speaking directly to the reader telling her story of this journey, but of course, she and the reader question the strange things she is seeing-- both of us.
Things go from bad to worse quickly. Although they start small and unsettling but build to straight out terror. I know it is punny to say this book is awash in dread but it is. The dread washes over the reader as well.
Sam finds the journal of the wife of the boat's first owner which adds the necessary backstory elements to this story.
It is claustrophobic, terrifying. The world building is well done-- the reader is on the ship, hears the sounds, feels the movement, and the ghost aspects are well done. The stretches of nothingness between stops is described well but also without slowing the pace. fewer sittings you read this in, the better it will be-- especially when you get to the end and understand how Sam wrote this story to us.
Readalikes-- obviously other nautical horror titles are a great option here, especially those that are about a cursed ship such as From Below by Darcy Coates or the anthology The Devil and the Deep edited by Ellen Datlow. But also, the narrator (Sam) here and her story overlapped with the story of the cursed ship also reminded me a lot of Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes. The appeal connection between the two stories is STRONG. Also the works of Ally Wilkes and her nautical horror stories also work very well here-- Where the Dead Wait and All the White Spaces.
Speaking of strong appeal-- the book this most reminded me of is This Wretched Valley by Jenny Keifer. 100% this is the best readalike option.
And I am reminding you all that books are similar based on more than what happens in them. For example The Deep by Alma Katsu is a boat horror story but it is NOT a readalike here in terms of the way the story is told and the horror aspects.
Three Words That Describe this Book: cursed ship, conversational narration, awash in dread
This is an intense story told by a very sympathetic but very flawed narrator-- Sam Vines. She is an experienced boat captain but on hard times-- her ship need a major overhaul to keep up with the gulf industry of taking out tourists and she is a barely functional alcoholic. When an old friend hires her as the engine master on a beautiful old wooden tall ship-- 100 years old-- to move it from Pugent Sound to England, she figures the time on board will help her get clean and the money will allow her to fix her ship. But there is one thing-- the ship is reported to be haunted.
So begins an intensely uneasy nautical horror story of a cursed ship. The jargon and nautical details are spot on, Sam's narration is conversations-- she is speaking directly to the reader telling her story of this journey, but of course, she and the reader question the strange things she is seeing-- both of us.
Things go from bad to worse quickly. Although they start small and unsettling but build to straight out terror. I know it is punny to say this book is awash in dread but it is. The dread washes over the reader as well.
Sam finds the journal of the wife of the boat's first owner which adds the necessary backstory elements to this story.
It is claustrophobic, terrifying. The world building is well done-- the reader is on the ship, hears the sounds, feels the movement, and the ghost aspects are well done. The stretches of nothingness between stops is described well but also without slowing the pace. fewer sittings you read this in, the better it will be-- especially when you get to the end and understand how Sam wrote this story to us.
Readalikes-- obviously other nautical horror titles are a great option here, especially those that are about a cursed ship such as From Below by Darcy Coates or the anthology The Devil and the Deep edited by Ellen Datlow. But also, the narrator (Sam) here and her story overlapped with the story of the cursed ship also reminded me a lot of Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes. The appeal connection between the two stories is STRONG. Also the works of Ally Wilkes and her nautical horror stories also work very well here-- Where the Dead Wait and All the White Spaces.
Speaking of strong appeal-- the book this most reminded me of is This Wretched Valley by Jenny Keifer. 100% this is the best readalike option.
And I am reminding you all that books are similar based on more than what happens in them. For example The Deep by Alma Katsu is a boat horror story but it is NOT a readalike here in terms of the way the story is told and the horror aspects.
October 10, 2025
This was my first John Hornor Jacobs book and I really enjoyed it. I liked the atmosphere: very old creepy boat with a history and possibly haunted. There was good pacing and mystery throughout the book. Once the mystery is revealed it happens too quick and then it’s done. If the end was dragged out and we spent more time with the crew realizing what instead of wrapping it up super fast then this would have been a big 5 stars for me. Thanks Penguin Random House and NetGalley for an advanced copy.
July 14, 2025
You know what I love in a piece of fiction? Well, a lot of things, but when it comes to The Night That Finds Us All by John Hornor Jacobs, I love it’s sense of authenticity. Authenticity in place, in scene, in characters—Jacobs nails it all.
The Night That Finds Us All is set on a huge, hundred-year-old sailboat as it attempts to makes the journey from Seattle to London. Jacobs makes you feel the salt spray in your face, the wind singing in the ropes, the suffocating claustrophobia below deck. When his characters talk, it’s in the language of seasoned sailors, technical terms and jargon intermixed and lived-in. Like I said, authentic.
Samantha Vines is an alcoholic, world-weary sailor on the skids, broke and desperate. When she’s offered a job to tend the engines on The Blackwatch by an old crewmate, she takes the job. The ship is an ornately decorated wooden monstrosity, supposedly haunted, which Sam doesn’t take seriously, at least at first. Things soon turn south, however, and she finds herself doubting her sanity and facing challenges she could never have imagined.
This may not make sense, in fact it may sound downright silly, but when tragedies of both the human and supernatural variety begin to occur, those feel just as authentic as the sailing. Jacobs has done such a miraculous job of grounding his story, that he makes you believe the impossible as much as you believe in bilge pumps and mainsails.
Jacobs excels in creating nearly-overwhelming creeping dread punctuated with moments of sudden violence and terror. And because his characters are so genuine and fully-realized, it hurts that much more to see them suffering. Sam, in particular, is a winning narrator, fighting her demons with equal parts humor, obstinance, and gritty bravery.
The Night That Finds Us All is a bravura performance, a novel of horror on the high seas that will haunt you like The Blackwatch. The novel will be released on October 7, 2025, and is available for pre-order now.
The Night That Finds Us All is set on a huge, hundred-year-old sailboat as it attempts to makes the journey from Seattle to London. Jacobs makes you feel the salt spray in your face, the wind singing in the ropes, the suffocating claustrophobia below deck. When his characters talk, it’s in the language of seasoned sailors, technical terms and jargon intermixed and lived-in. Like I said, authentic.
Samantha Vines is an alcoholic, world-weary sailor on the skids, broke and desperate. When she’s offered a job to tend the engines on The Blackwatch by an old crewmate, she takes the job. The ship is an ornately decorated wooden monstrosity, supposedly haunted, which Sam doesn’t take seriously, at least at first. Things soon turn south, however, and she finds herself doubting her sanity and facing challenges she could never have imagined.
This may not make sense, in fact it may sound downright silly, but when tragedies of both the human and supernatural variety begin to occur, those feel just as authentic as the sailing. Jacobs has done such a miraculous job of grounding his story, that he makes you believe the impossible as much as you believe in bilge pumps and mainsails.
Jacobs excels in creating nearly-overwhelming creeping dread punctuated with moments of sudden violence and terror. And because his characters are so genuine and fully-realized, it hurts that much more to see them suffering. Sam, in particular, is a winning narrator, fighting her demons with equal parts humor, obstinance, and gritty bravery.
The Night That Finds Us All is a bravura performance, a novel of horror on the high seas that will haunt you like The Blackwatch. The novel will be released on October 7, 2025, and is available for pre-order now.
December 18, 2025
Ooof. This book is a lesson on why most men need to stop writing women. The protagonist here thought, spoke, and acted like an insufferable teenage boy.
I cannot get over how juvenile all of this was. I have no interest in reading more from this author.
I cannot get over how juvenile all of this was. I have no interest in reading more from this author.
October 19, 2025
I didn't hate this book... I thought the story was a little disappointing and the ending was nowhere near the threat level I imagined it would be when it started. But I DID hate the main character. Sam Vines/Vineyard (for the longest time I couldn't figure out which was her actual name and which was a nickname) was insufferable. I hated the way she spoke (she referred to Google as "the Googs" twice... technically once was Mr. Googs, ugh), I hated her immaturity (she called another character "Hank Fucking Huntington", or "HFH" or "Hank Fuckington" a few times, like it was some clever nickname. It made her seem like an 8 year old who had just figured out bad words). You gave me a book with a bisexual boat captain fighting ghosts and demons at sea, and somehow you made me hate her. That's almost impressive.
The haunting was boring, the... "romance"? was enormously underwhelming (I mentioned Sam is bisexual but I really don't think this even counts as representaion. There's a fade to black moment where she has sex with a woman but it changes nothing in their interactions afterward.
Just a remarkable disappointment.
There's nothing to recommend this book for, sadly, unless you want to read a boating manual that sometimes drifts into talking about ghosts.
The haunting was boring, the... "romance"? was enormously underwhelming (I mentioned Sam is bisexual but I really don't think this even counts as representaion. There's a fade to black moment where she has sex with a woman but it changes nothing in their interactions afterward.
Just a remarkable disappointment.
There's nothing to recommend this book for, sadly, unless you want to read a boating manual that sometimes drifts into talking about ghosts.
did-not-finish
October 2, 2025Made it to chapter 10. The overswearing was very off putting…I guess I know where the phrase ‘swear like a sailor’ comes from. I am not anti swearing, but apparently I have a limit to where it becomes distracting and takes away from a book for me. I wasn’t able to get into it. And instead of trying to force myself and become more frustrated, it was time to be done.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to give this book a try.
I hope others really enjoy it!! Please check out the reviews for this book!
No rating as I did not finish it.
Posted: 10/2/25
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to give this book a try.
I hope others really enjoy it!! Please check out the reviews for this book!
No rating as I did not finish it.
Posted: 10/2/25
September 15, 2025
⭐️3.75⭐️
In this nautical horror story, we follow a recovering alcoholic sailor named Sam Vines, who accepts a lucrative job to engineer the Blackwatch, an old and possibly haunted ship, on a delivery voyage. As the journey progresses, crew members start vanishing or dying mysteriously, and Sam’s own sanity is tested by the ship’s sinister nature, turning the journey into a fight for survival.
I am a huge fan of nautical horror, and this book had a lot of elements that I enjoyed! It’s super atmospheric, and the pages drip mystery and dread throughout. It’s fast-paced, and I found myself getting lost in the mystery of the Blackwatch easily. I also really loved Sam as our main character - she was funny, smart, and very flawed, which made her feel authentic and real.
I also enjoyed how this story was written with Sam recounting her experiences, so you had no idea where the story was going to lead. I did struggle a bit with all the sailor jargon, and had a very hard time picturing what was going on during certain scenes because of it.
I really wanted a bit more horror from the story though and felt certain elements of the story didn’t really add anything to the overall plot. I loved how this book started, and honestly even loved the ending, but felt the journey to get there wasn’t as entertaining as I would have hoped.
Overall, I enjoyed this book, but I am left wanting a bit more from it. If you enjoy nautical horror with a heavy dose of dark humor, I think you’d love this one!
Special thanks to Putnam Books and NetGalley for the approval of this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
In this nautical horror story, we follow a recovering alcoholic sailor named Sam Vines, who accepts a lucrative job to engineer the Blackwatch, an old and possibly haunted ship, on a delivery voyage. As the journey progresses, crew members start vanishing or dying mysteriously, and Sam’s own sanity is tested by the ship’s sinister nature, turning the journey into a fight for survival.
I am a huge fan of nautical horror, and this book had a lot of elements that I enjoyed! It’s super atmospheric, and the pages drip mystery and dread throughout. It’s fast-paced, and I found myself getting lost in the mystery of the Blackwatch easily. I also really loved Sam as our main character - she was funny, smart, and very flawed, which made her feel authentic and real.
I also enjoyed how this story was written with Sam recounting her experiences, so you had no idea where the story was going to lead. I did struggle a bit with all the sailor jargon, and had a very hard time picturing what was going on during certain scenes because of it.
I really wanted a bit more horror from the story though and felt certain elements of the story didn’t really add anything to the overall plot. I loved how this book started, and honestly even loved the ending, but felt the journey to get there wasn’t as entertaining as I would have hoped.
Overall, I enjoyed this book, but I am left wanting a bit more from it. If you enjoy nautical horror with a heavy dose of dark humor, I think you’d love this one!
Special thanks to Putnam Books and NetGalley for the approval of this eARC in exchange for my honest review.
April 28, 2025
The Night That Finds Us All is a fantastic, well-written voyage into cosmic horror. Samantha “Sam” Vines is a self-described profane, alcoholic asshole. Struggling to make ends meet as a captain after COVID and expensive ship repairs ground her, she accepts an offer from an old friend to join him on a lucrative job. They’re supposed to deliver the Blackwatch, a massive and old sailboat, from Seattle to England for some wealthy clients. Immediately, there are snags in their plan: Sam has bad blood with the captain and some of the other crew members, her drinking problem is out of control, and the ship seems like it might be haunted. What ensues is a deliciously unwinding and horrific journey that you know won’t end well. The isolation of the ocean setting means that the Blackwatch effectively serves as a haunted house that the characters literally can’t escape, and half the fun is knowing what’s coming and wondering how they will deal with it.
I loved this book, and after reading it I immediately bought John Hornor Jacobs’ back catalogue—it was that good. Sam is a delightful narrator—she’s not a nice person and she makes bad decisions, but I still found myself rooting for her. I know very little about sailing, but Jacobs clearly does, and the terminology felt authentic and not overwhelming. What could have been a straightforward or even cheesy ghost story also veers into cosmic horror, complete with occult rituals and an interesting historical backstory. In some ways, it reminded me of Laird Barron’s work, especially The Fisherman (and to be clear, that is a compliment). I did have some questions about one of the novel’s final reveals, but it didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the book. I know I will be re-reading this one again soon. If you’re into messy heroines, cosmic or nautical horror, and excellent prose, add this to your list.
Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for an early copy of this book.
I loved this book, and after reading it I immediately bought John Hornor Jacobs’ back catalogue—it was that good. Sam is a delightful narrator—she’s not a nice person and she makes bad decisions, but I still found myself rooting for her. I know very little about sailing, but Jacobs clearly does, and the terminology felt authentic and not overwhelming. What could have been a straightforward or even cheesy ghost story also veers into cosmic horror, complete with occult rituals and an interesting historical backstory. In some ways, it reminded me of Laird Barron’s work, especially The Fisherman (and to be clear, that is a compliment). I did have some questions about one of the novel’s final reveals, but it didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the book. I know I will be re-reading this one again soon. If you’re into messy heroines, cosmic or nautical horror, and excellent prose, add this to your list.
Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for an early copy of this book.
October 25, 2025
DNF on page 165, read about 55% of the book. I didn’t care for the writer’s prose style. The slang he incorporated feels juvenile and his portrayal of the FMC wasn’t very realistic.
November 6, 2025
5/5 ⭐️ A haunting voyage I couldn’t put down—Jacobs delivers, and Brittany Pressley’s narration seals the deal.
The Night That Finds Us All is a briny, blood-tinged gem of a novel that sails straight into the heart of maritime horror. John Hornor Jacobs crafts a story that’s as much about survival and self-reckoning as it is about ancient curses and ghostly dread. I was hooked from the first page—and the audiobook, narrated with pitch-perfect nuance by Brittany Pressley Audible.com, made the experience even more immersive.
Samantha Vines is a protagonist you root for even when she’s at her lowest. She’s sharp-tongued, deeply flawed, and utterly compelling. Her reluctant journey aboard the Blackwatch—a creaking, century-old schooner with secrets soaked into its timbers—feels like a descent into both literal and psychological darkness. Jacobs balances the supernatural with the all-too-human: addiction, regret, and the ache of lost purpose.
What really stood out to me was the atmosphere. The sea is a character in its own right—moody, menacing, and ever-present. The pacing is taut, the scares are earned, and the emotional beats hit hard. There’s a creeping dread that builds with each nautical mile, punctuated by moments of gallows humor and raw vulnerability.
Pressley’s narration elevates the entire experience. Her portrayal of Sam’s inner turmoil, her dry wit, and the escalating tension aboard the Blackwatch is masterful. She captures the rhythm of the prose and the emotional undercurrents with a deft touch, making this a must-listen for audiobook fans.
If you’re into The Terror, The North Water, or anything that blends maritime grit with supernatural horror, this one’s for you. It’s eerie, emotional, and unforgettable.
Happy reading from the Void ⚓️📚
The Night That Finds Us All is a briny, blood-tinged gem of a novel that sails straight into the heart of maritime horror. John Hornor Jacobs crafts a story that’s as much about survival and self-reckoning as it is about ancient curses and ghostly dread. I was hooked from the first page—and the audiobook, narrated with pitch-perfect nuance by Brittany Pressley Audible.com, made the experience even more immersive.
Samantha Vines is a protagonist you root for even when she’s at her lowest. She’s sharp-tongued, deeply flawed, and utterly compelling. Her reluctant journey aboard the Blackwatch—a creaking, century-old schooner with secrets soaked into its timbers—feels like a descent into both literal and psychological darkness. Jacobs balances the supernatural with the all-too-human: addiction, regret, and the ache of lost purpose.
What really stood out to me was the atmosphere. The sea is a character in its own right—moody, menacing, and ever-present. The pacing is taut, the scares are earned, and the emotional beats hit hard. There’s a creeping dread that builds with each nautical mile, punctuated by moments of gallows humor and raw vulnerability.
Pressley’s narration elevates the entire experience. Her portrayal of Sam’s inner turmoil, her dry wit, and the escalating tension aboard the Blackwatch is masterful. She captures the rhythm of the prose and the emotional undercurrents with a deft touch, making this a must-listen for audiobook fans.
If you’re into The Terror, The North Water, or anything that blends maritime grit with supernatural horror, this one’s for you. It’s eerie, emotional, and unforgettable.
Happy reading from the Void ⚓️📚
November 17, 2025
We will always support bisexual girl failures in stem even if she’s really annoying
October 17, 2025
I reach for nautical horror when I want a truly claustrophobic, suffocating reading experience, but unfortunately The Night That Finds Us All couldn’t quite get there. While a serviceable read with a fascinating mystery at its core, it struggled to maintain consistent pacing. The middle 40% was particularly meandering, killing any potential for building lasting tension or anticipation of what’s to come.
The FMC’s characterization was juvenile and petulant—she read so much younger than she was meant to be. The prose gave the story a YA tone rather than that of an adult novel. There were moments of good descriptive writing, but the dialogue was immature, cringey, and full of insufferable adolescent slang that constantly took me out of the story. If it weren’t for the gratuitous amount of profanity, I’d say this should have been marketed as a YA novel.
Between the uneven pacing, the juvenile tone, and the lack of real tension, it didn't deliver what I look for in nautical horror.
Readers looking for something with more advanced prose, mounting tension, and fully realized characters in a maritime setting will have a far better time with Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant or From Below by Darcy Coates.
The FMC’s characterization was juvenile and petulant—she read so much younger than she was meant to be. The prose gave the story a YA tone rather than that of an adult novel. There were moments of good descriptive writing, but the dialogue was immature, cringey, and full of insufferable adolescent slang that constantly took me out of the story. If it weren’t for the gratuitous amount of profanity, I’d say this should have been marketed as a YA novel.
Between the uneven pacing, the juvenile tone, and the lack of real tension, it didn't deliver what I look for in nautical horror.
Readers looking for something with more advanced prose, mounting tension, and fully realized characters in a maritime setting will have a far better time with Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant or From Below by Darcy Coates.
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November 25, 2025Thank you Putnam for a free copy of this book but unfortunately I had to DNF 15% through just nothing was happening and way too much detail about boats that I don’t understand nor care
September 30, 2025
The Night that Finds Us All is an eerie, quick read that had me really grateful to be on land and at a desk job.
Sam Vines jumps at the chance when her old friend, Locik, calls up and asks her to help deliver an old sailboat to England. While there are some red flags, the money is just too good, and it would mean that she can get her own boat back in the water. From almost the beginning, mysterious things are seen and heard. But is it because of her alcohol withdrawal? Or is she being hazed? Or, perhaps, the rumors of the boat being haunted are true.
While this read never had me feeling truly scared, it had me feeling completely uneasy. The boat’s slowly unfolding backstory and the creepy sightings had me feeling anxious, and the pacing kept the story moving along in a way where the sense of dread built exactly as it should. I will say I never got as claustrophobic as I expected to, but I think that’s largely due to the fact that they made a handful of stops where they were able to get off the boat for food and supplies. (Honestly, I was grateful for those opportunities to breathe. Haha!) The mystery of what was going on with the boat now and what had happened in the past really made for an incredibly page-turning experience.
Vines and her complicated addiction made for a perfect lead in this story. While I did have mixed feelings about her in some regards, I was also desperate for those around her to hear and see and understand her. Her fellow crewmates felt gritty and believable for the setting, although there were one or two in particular that I really didn’t like. They really did all fit in the story so well, though, and the way they navigated the experiences in the book made it feel so much more raw and creepy.
I did have a few minor complaints about it. As I mentioned, I had some mixed feelings about some of the characters; however, I think that’s largely because of some of the dialogue. There were a handful of moments where I was taken out of the story because of the way Vines spoke, especially when she was in conversation with Locik or Seabees. I also felt like the ending could’ve been drawn out a little more! The pacing was perfect until a certain point, and then everything happened so quickly!
Those complaints are very minor, though, and I definitely think you should pick this one up if you like nautical horror!
Thank you so much to Putnam for the gifted copy of this book!
Sam Vines jumps at the chance when her old friend, Locik, calls up and asks her to help deliver an old sailboat to England. While there are some red flags, the money is just too good, and it would mean that she can get her own boat back in the water. From almost the beginning, mysterious things are seen and heard. But is it because of her alcohol withdrawal? Or is she being hazed? Or, perhaps, the rumors of the boat being haunted are true.
While this read never had me feeling truly scared, it had me feeling completely uneasy. The boat’s slowly unfolding backstory and the creepy sightings had me feeling anxious, and the pacing kept the story moving along in a way where the sense of dread built exactly as it should. I will say I never got as claustrophobic as I expected to, but I think that’s largely due to the fact that they made a handful of stops where they were able to get off the boat for food and supplies. (Honestly, I was grateful for those opportunities to breathe. Haha!) The mystery of what was going on with the boat now and what had happened in the past really made for an incredibly page-turning experience.
Vines and her complicated addiction made for a perfect lead in this story. While I did have mixed feelings about her in some regards, I was also desperate for those around her to hear and see and understand her. Her fellow crewmates felt gritty and believable for the setting, although there were one or two in particular that I really didn’t like. They really did all fit in the story so well, though, and the way they navigated the experiences in the book made it feel so much more raw and creepy.
I did have a few minor complaints about it. As I mentioned, I had some mixed feelings about some of the characters; however, I think that’s largely because of some of the dialogue. There were a handful of moments where I was taken out of the story because of the way Vines spoke, especially when she was in conversation with Locik or Seabees. I also felt like the ending could’ve been drawn out a little more! The pacing was perfect until a certain point, and then everything happened so quickly!
Those complaints are very minor, though, and I definitely think you should pick this one up if you like nautical horror!
Thank you so much to Putnam for the gifted copy of this book!
October 5, 2025
"The universe and the sea are indifferent to our sufferings..." p.238
Hooked from the first page (pun intended). Being out at sea is already unnerving, but add in a haunted boat that has something sinister lurking in its hull, and you are just asking for trouble. I don't think I've read too much nautical horror lately; however, John Hornor Jacobs is showing me that I need to change that! You can tell he's done his research on crewing and delivering a vessel, which just adds to creating that helpless feeling of being in the open sea. Super atmospheric and dripping with dread with a bit of gritty humor from our rough-around-the-edges, badass main character, Sam Vines. A solid, quick read to add to your TBR Halloween pile!
ARC Copy
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
Hooked from the first page (pun intended). Being out at sea is already unnerving, but add in a haunted boat that has something sinister lurking in its hull, and you are just asking for trouble. I don't think I've read too much nautical horror lately; however, John Hornor Jacobs is showing me that I need to change that! You can tell he's done his research on crewing and delivering a vessel, which just adds to creating that helpless feeling of being in the open sea. Super atmospheric and dripping with dread with a bit of gritty humor from our rough-around-the-edges, badass main character, Sam Vines. A solid, quick read to add to your TBR Halloween pile!
ARC Copy
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
November 11, 2025
Looking for some nautical horror? Look no further, add this to your spooky-season TBR pile.
4.5 rounded up. The author did his sailing homework and it shows in the terminology and dialogue throughout - much appreciated from a self proclaimed pro ⛵️🙋🏻♀️. The atmosphere created on this 100 year old haunted ship has the right amount of magical lore, dark scenes that make you question your mind to be sane, and I only gagged a few times from the gory details of smells in a few scenes (you’ll know when you get there)🤮. Good quick read, perfectly detailed throughout, only complaint is the end wrapped up really quickly compared to the rest of the detail throughout the book.
4.5 rounded up. The author did his sailing homework and it shows in the terminology and dialogue throughout - much appreciated from a self proclaimed pro ⛵️🙋🏻♀️. The atmosphere created on this 100 year old haunted ship has the right amount of magical lore, dark scenes that make you question your mind to be sane, and I only gagged a few times from the gory details of smells in a few scenes (you’ll know when you get there)🤮. Good quick read, perfectly detailed throughout, only complaint is the end wrapped up really quickly compared to the rest of the detail throughout the book.
October 13, 2025
Obsessed with John Hornor Jacobs!
Ever since I stumbled upon “A Lush and Seething Hell” I’ve been searching for anything and everything he’s written. So when I came across “The Night That Finds Us All” on the pub date, I was thrilled.
The book is exceptional, avoiding spoilers, the only reason it got 4/5 was it could have used an additional 200 pages or so. It was over so fast, that I’m left with questions and an odd sense of loss. How long will it be until the next JHJ book finds its way into my world? When will he get the recognition he deserves? These questions, and the plot related that I won’t mention here due to the no spoilers adherence claim will haunt me until next time.
Ever since I stumbled upon “A Lush and Seething Hell” I’ve been searching for anything and everything he’s written. So when I came across “The Night That Finds Us All” on the pub date, I was thrilled.
The book is exceptional, avoiding spoilers, the only reason it got 4/5 was it could have used an additional 200 pages or so. It was over so fast, that I’m left with questions and an odd sense of loss. How long will it be until the next JHJ book finds its way into my world? When will he get the recognition he deserves? These questions, and the plot related that I won’t mention here due to the no spoilers adherence claim will haunt me until next time.
October 21, 2025
4.25 ⭐️ I’ve only sailed for a two week period with only one day without shore on the horizon, but this really captured how long periods of time on the open sea could cause you to question yourself. This was excellent, but I do wish there was a little bit more on the why and how of it all
November 23, 2025
This was a fun read about a cursed ship and crew out to sea. I felt like it was a bit rushed towards the end but really enjoyed the book.
October 14, 2025
3.5
I definitely enjoyed the characters, the setting, and the writing itself.
unfortunately, the last third of the story did not meet my expectations.
I was hoping for something more coherent, but the ending seemed a bit rushed and underdeveloped.
I definitely enjoyed the characters, the setting, and the writing itself.
unfortunately, the last third of the story did not meet my expectations.
I was hoping for something more coherent, but the ending seemed a bit rushed and underdeveloped.
October 23, 2025
3.5 Entertaining while on a roadtrip. Predictable, maybe this is an editing issue. But with lots of fun sailing specifics if you're into them. And I appreciated the engineer being a woman. And that while being an alcoholic, it didn't make her unreliable as a narrator. To those with issues with the language and crudeness, watch a sailing channel or two on Youtube, and you'll get the authenticity there.
June 2, 2025
Thank you to netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me a copy to review with my honest thoughts. I was so excited for this, I was absolutely enthralled by the author's previous work "A Lush and Seething Hell' and had high hopes for this. While I was not disappointed, I did not enjoy this nearly as much.
Sam "Vines" Vineyard is a sassy, foul-mouthed alcoholic sailor that has accepted a job as boat engineer on a "haunted", massive wooden ship. We follow her while she sobers up but meets even bigger problems aboard this boat. My main problem with this (which was probably a very personal issue) was every time I'd start getting sucked into the story, the author would start throwing around a bunch of nautical terminology (which again, definitely a me issue as I don't have a sea-faring bone in my body). I either was just passing over these terms or taking the time to google what the words meant which took away from the story telling experience for me.
There was a lot of good though, I especially enjoyed the peeks into Abigail Roystons diary entries. The ghosts/cosmic horror elements hit very nicely in the most unsettling, look over your shoulder, "damn, im stuck in the middle of an ocean on a haunted boat, this is awful" kind of way. I don't want to give too much away, but I enjoyed the prominent aspects of the story unfortunately the terms kept me tripping over "speed bumps".
Overall, I'd recommend this book if horror is your thing.
Sam "Vines" Vineyard is a sassy, foul-mouthed alcoholic sailor that has accepted a job as boat engineer on a "haunted", massive wooden ship. We follow her while she sobers up but meets even bigger problems aboard this boat. My main problem with this (which was probably a very personal issue) was every time I'd start getting sucked into the story, the author would start throwing around a bunch of nautical terminology (which again, definitely a me issue as I don't have a sea-faring bone in my body). I either was just passing over these terms or taking the time to google what the words meant which took away from the story telling experience for me.
There was a lot of good though, I especially enjoyed the peeks into Abigail Roystons diary entries. The ghosts/cosmic horror elements hit very nicely in the most unsettling, look over your shoulder, "damn, im stuck in the middle of an ocean on a haunted boat, this is awful" kind of way. I don't want to give too much away, but I enjoyed the prominent aspects of the story unfortunately the terms kept me tripping over "speed bumps".
Overall, I'd recommend this book if horror is your thing.
August 31, 2025
This was overall generally a good story. I really liked the premised and enjoyed the plot. How could you not be drawn in towards a story about sailing half way around the world in a 100 year old, supposedly haunted, sail boat? The horror aspect of the story was also really well done and there are some pretty creepy and terrifying moments throughout.
However, for the downsides of this book. The biggest issue I had was with the dialogue and language used in the story. It seemed a little juvenile and didn’t always flow or make sense. I also felt zero connection to any of the characters, especially the main character, Sam. Also, if you have no knowledge of boats or sailing you will struggle a bit reading this, as I did. Jacobs uses a lot of technical terminology that I did not understand and he gives no explanation as to what anything is or means.
Thank you to NetGalley and G. P. Putnam and Sons for allowing me to read and review this book.
However, for the downsides of this book. The biggest issue I had was with the dialogue and language used in the story. It seemed a little juvenile and didn’t always flow or make sense. I also felt zero connection to any of the characters, especially the main character, Sam. Also, if you have no knowledge of boats or sailing you will struggle a bit reading this, as I did. Jacobs uses a lot of technical terminology that I did not understand and he gives no explanation as to what anything is or means.
Thank you to NetGalley and G. P. Putnam and Sons for allowing me to read and review this book.
November 30, 2025
Thanks to my partner PRH Audio for the gifted audiobook! This book was incredible! I wasn’t sure what to expect with the nautical theme but I ended up loving every second of it. The story was so engrossing and Sam was HILARIOUS. I love a horror story that’s also humorous and this one absolutely nailed it! This is a must read for anyone who loves to laugh and be creeped out simultaneously. I listened to the book which was narrated by one of my all time favorites Brittany Pressley and she did an absolutely amazing job telling this story.
November 20, 2025
PLEASE NOTE that there will be spoilers, not necessarily of the book itself, but more of the "connective tissue" between possibly other works possibly by John Hornor Jacobs. Possibly.
I don't often write reviews so excuse any inability on my part to format correctly or make this review eminently readable and/or interesting.
Anyway, this is the best book I've read all year, hands down. And there's been some doozies on my list so that's saying something. A HUGE part of that is deeply personal for me and the fact that, in my opinion, this is ultimately a redemptive tale about overcoming alcoholism. So, if you haven't stumbled down that particular slippery path, it might not carry the same weight for you. but it's still a good yarn regardless, you don't need to be a former or current alcoholic to glean some kind of meaning from it.
The second part of the review, and the one I'm most excited for (huge spoilers here): I about SHIT my pants when the hints started dropping that a certain protagonist from a certain book was about to show up as a side character and - lo and behold, here is Isabel fucking Certa from The Sea Dreams It Is The Sky to confer some important irrationality to Sam Vines. That book is probably one of my favorite novellas I've ever read, and now to get a hint at a connective tissue between JHJ's works? Outstanding. I sincerely hope this is the beginning/continuation of some kind of cosmic network of seemingly unrelated tales a lá Laird Barron, but we'll see. one can certainly hope.
Overall, fantastic work. I loved every second of it and can't wait for more!
I don't often write reviews so excuse any inability on my part to format correctly or make this review eminently readable and/or interesting.
Anyway, this is the best book I've read all year, hands down. And there's been some doozies on my list so that's saying something. A HUGE part of that is deeply personal for me and the fact that, in my opinion, this is ultimately a redemptive tale about overcoming alcoholism. So, if you haven't stumbled down that particular slippery path, it might not carry the same weight for you. but it's still a good yarn regardless, you don't need to be a former or current alcoholic to glean some kind of meaning from it.
The second part of the review, and the one I'm most excited for (huge spoilers here): I about SHIT my pants when the hints started dropping that a certain protagonist from a certain book was about to show up as a side character and - lo and behold, here is Isabel fucking Certa from The Sea Dreams It Is The Sky to confer some important irrationality to Sam Vines. That book is probably one of my favorite novellas I've ever read, and now to get a hint at a connective tissue between JHJ's works? Outstanding. I sincerely hope this is the beginning/continuation of some kind of cosmic network of seemingly unrelated tales a lá Laird Barron, but we'll see. one can certainly hope.
Overall, fantastic work. I loved every second of it and can't wait for more!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 22, 2025
I absolutely loved the characters and the plot line however it is SUPER heavy on boating and sailing vocabulary and lingo. I do understand that it takes place on a ship sailing the ocean however the plot of the story isn't about sailing, it's a sort of paranormal mystery regarding a haunted ship so I would say a lot of the readers aren't necessarily going to be sailors and aren't likely to be well versed in sailing lingo. Some of it is able to be figured out using context of the sentence around it but others...well....not so much.
I also hope to possibly see a sequel to detail where Sam and Hank end up. There ending is pretty vague and definitely left open to interpretation. I know there are lots of readers that appreciate that type of ending and being able to form their own ideas of what happened but I prefer everything wrapped in a pretty bow LOL.
I would love to see a prequel that details the original family of the boat, the Ashwells, to hear all about their voyage and more about the "ritual" and would love a sequel detailing if Loick and the last Threve made it out so to speak and where Sam and Hank end up.
Overall, I really did enjoy the book and how the 'haunting' progressed. I admire Sam's strength throughout, not only being able to dry out virtually cold turkey but also being able to remain sober thru all the craziness. I also loved Sam's run-in with the one-eyed lady. The story definitely keeps you guessing and keeps you amped up to find out what happens next!
Thank you G.P Putnams Sons for providing me with a free copy after winning the giveaway on Goodreads.
I also hope to possibly see a sequel to detail where Sam and Hank end up. There ending is pretty vague and definitely left open to interpretation. I know there are lots of readers that appreciate that type of ending and being able to form their own ideas of what happened but I prefer everything wrapped in a pretty bow LOL.
I would love to see a prequel that details the original family of the boat, the Ashwells, to hear all about their voyage and more about the "ritual" and would love a sequel detailing if Loick and the last Threve made it out so to speak and where Sam and Hank end up.
Overall, I really did enjoy the book and how the 'haunting' progressed. I admire Sam's strength throughout, not only being able to dry out virtually cold turkey but also being able to remain sober thru all the craziness. I also loved Sam's run-in with the one-eyed lady. The story definitely keeps you guessing and keeps you amped up to find out what happens next!
Thank you G.P Putnams Sons for providing me with a free copy after winning the giveaway on Goodreads.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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