Status Updates From Pest

This is opening up in interesting ways. The multiple points of view work to increase the tension. I like the slow slide towards acceptance of the unbelievable. I also like that there seems to be more than one Big Bad and a more complex motivation than achieving the maximum body count.

This is a very traditional - bad things are happening and it's only gonna get worse - sort of story so I feel like I could be skimming through it like a graphic novel. Except, I'm not. Instead, I'm finding the string of deaths distressing. Anna Willett has managed to get the pathos right. She's made each death have an impact beyond moving the plot forward. So much so that I feel slightly guilty at watching it happen.

Daughter died of cancer. Hopper badge 60% unlocked.

The cop dude? He’s Hopper from Stranger Things. Just got a hint about a little girl, possibly his daughter, dying very young. In a town with weird stuff going down, that’s definitely very Hopper-like.

Well, at least someone got what they deserved... ugh.

A particularly heavy book for a parent to read. It took me a while to pick it back up. While the romance is a little forced, the story is interesting over all. The villain warning the MC (hero) to stay out of it was a but overly tropey, especially since she was wavering in her belief. I'm hoping I'll actually finish it this week.