Thank you Atria Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Nowhere in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: March 25, 2025
Summary:
Mare of Easttown meets The Outsider in this spine-tingling and twisty debut about a series of disappearances in a small, fundamentalist town and what one broken family must do to remain together as dark forces close in.
After losing her young son in an accident, Rachel Kennan throws herself into her career as police chief of a small Virginia town to avoid focusing on her grief. Meanwhile, her husband, Finn, a washed-up writer whose alcoholism led to the devastating tragedy that changed everything, struggles to redeem himself before his family completely falls apart. Their two daughters are the only things keeping Rachel and Finn together, but the girls have demons of their own.
At the same time, a disturbing crime rocks their tightknit, religious community, sending Rachel chasing leads in a place that does not take kindly to outsiders. When an ominous force in the forest starts calling to the children, fear spawns hate among the townspeople, placing the Kennan family directly in the line of fire. Left with no choice but to rely on each other, Rachel and Finn must come together to face threats inside and out.
A haunting family saga and a disquieting horror debut, Nowhere draws from Appalachian folklore to caution us that true terror is what we bury in our own hearts.
My thoughts:
I’m definitely in my horror phase right now…and I’m loving it! This debut was just what I needed for an afternoon/evening of reading…and I couldn’t put this one down! Who knew Appalachian horror would keep me so engaged?!?
I felt the creepiness, the eeriness build from page one and will definitely not be going into any forests anytime soon! The blend of horror and crime is what really spoke to me…it’s done so well and really kept me flipping the pages. And the characters, while not always likeable, were so well-developed and complex. I love dysfunctional characters and we get them in spades here! Trauma is a theme that I can’t seem to get away from and I love seeing each author’s take on it and how they use it in their stories.
I can’t wait to see what comes next from this author…you better believe I’ll be reading it!
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