Thank you Macmillan Audio, for the ALC and Minotaur Books, #partner for the advanced copy of Something in the Walls in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Minotaur Books / Macmillan Audio
Published: February 25, 2025
Summary:
Newly minted child psychologist Mina has little experience. In a field where the first people called are experts, she’s been unable to get her feet wet. Instead she aimlessly spends her days stuck in the stifling heat wave sweeping across Britain, and anxiously contemplating her upcoming marriage to careful, precise researcher Oscar. The only reprieve from her small, close world is attending the local bereavement group to mourn her brother’s death from years ago. That is, until she meets journalist Sam Hunter at the grief group one day. And he has a proposition for her.
Alice Webber is a thirteen-year-old girl who claims a which is haunting her. Living with her family in their crowded home in the remote village of Banathel, Alice’s symptoms are increasingly disturbing, and money is tight. Taking this job will give Mina some experience; Sam will get the scoop of a lifetime; and Alice will get better, Mina is sure of it.
But instead of improving, Alice’s behavior becomes increasingly inexplicable and intense. The town of Banathel has a deep history of superstition and witchcraft. They believe there is evil in the world. They believe there are ways of…dealing with it. And they don’t expect outsiders to understand.
My thoughts:
This is the first book I’ve read by Daisy Pearce and if her other books are anything like this one, I will definitely be adding them to my tbr! This one was such an unsettling, addictive read that I finished it in one go!
This is such an incredibly atmospheric, haunting read that I listened to in one sitting. It’s the type of book that just pulled me in more and more the deeper I got into the book. I’m always a fan of small-town settings and this one really gave off such unsettling vibes, with its hive mentality and how at the slightest provocation, it slips into mass hysteria. And on top of that, the author deftly sets the book during a heatwave, which only exacerbates the hysteria.
Witchcraft, superstition, folklore, supernatural vibes…this book has it all and I could not get enough of it!!!
Audio thoughts:
This was so good on audio. The narrator, Ana Clements, did a really good job bringing this story to life. Her pacing was spot on and she infused just the right amount of tension into her voice as needed.
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