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I read a review for this book where they compared it to Last of Us part 2. A very fair comparison. So far so good!

So far so good...

I was looking to see how many pages were in this book and accidently read the last page of the book which is like 3 lines. So now I spoiled the ending and answered some questions I had...ugh. Good book so far though regardless of the user error.

What is this book...

"Can't you see YOU ARE ME!" Reading this book because I discovered the musical on Spotify. Surprised the POV character isn't Jekyll.

C'mon bugs! I'm rooting for you.

Oof. Ash is an awfully unlikable character. If this book was longer I would DNF...also I hope Cal dies.

I get it! Ash doesn't like her boyfriend!

This book is disturbing and sad....but not for the reasons I was expecting. Very interesting book.

So far not was I was expecting? Interesting though. Lots of book to go and am looking forward to see where it goes.

Awesome book so far. I haven't read all of John Saul's books yet so there may be some cameos from other books of his I'm missing. I DID like the nod to Punish the Sinner with monsieur Vernon. I hope he comes back. That guy is out of his mind...

Suffer the Children is my favorite John Saul novel. Maybe my favorite book ever. I read THIS book because I thought I read that Elizabeth Conger is mentioned in passing...not that she's actually IN the first story! I'm so excited!!

Almost DNF'd at 61% because it felt very VERY repetitive and I couldn't identify any stakes...and I didn't care about the characters...but I pushed through and it got a lot better. A couple twists and a couple turns. It's not the best book I've read, not the worst either. Looking forward to see how it ends.

So far this has been good. But the last hundred pages or so have felt stifled? A lot is happening and it's interesting, but I don't see what the big picture is. I am having trouble caring about what the characters are going through. There are a couple of questions that are keeping me reading, but overall I liked the first book a lot more. But I still have a ways to go so we'll see.

Based on the reviews of this book I was expecting a slow burn. But so far this book is fantastic and fast paced Awesome characters, mysteries abound, a very fun read. But still a lot of book left. I hope it stays this fun.