Thank you Libro.fm / Macmillan Audio for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Dark Is When the Devil Comes in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio
Published: April 28, 2026
Summary:
Unrelentingly scary and thrilling, Dark Is When the Devil Comes is an ambitious and chilling novel from acclaimed horror author Daisy Pearce.
The woods are known as the place to avoid. What goes in, doesn’t come out.
Hazel has been gone from her small hometown of Idless in the English countryside for years. Now returned in the wake of a traumatic divorce and crumbling personal life, her simple plans are to lay low at her parents’ vacated house, reconnect with her prickly sister Cathy, and slowly get back on her feet.
Cathy is surprised when Hazel doesn’t show. Their relationship strained from a fallout half a decade ago, she didn’t expect them to get back into a sisterly rhythm…though she hadn’t counted on Hazel bailing, either.
But something isn’t adding up. Other people in town whisper of a threat that can’t be shaken. The woods are known for being restless. And Cathy knows the old saying.
If you go looking for trouble, you just might find it.
My thoughts:
After loving Daisy Pearce’s debut Something in the Walls last year, I knew I’d be reading anything and everything she wrote, so I didn’t even hesitate to request this one…and it did not disappoint, even when it scared the crap out of me!!
This book is a genre mashup, which I loved. It’s the perfect mix of horror, thriller and some paranormal elements and it had me on edge almost from the get-go. I mean, a kidnapping, an unhinged man, voices, the hair…this is exactly the type of book that gets under your skin and is unsettling, creepy & disturbing…and I loved every second of it. I don’t even want to say much more than that because I think it’s best to go in as blind as possible…it’s the best way to enjoy this one!
If you like books that have you questioning everything, this is for you! But be forewarned…it’s not the best book to read right before bed!!
Audio thoughts:
This was great one audio with the narrator, Catrin Walker-Booth, capturing the mood perfectly.
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