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An edgy and haunting debut novel about a group of friends who reunite after one of them has returned from a mysterious two-year disappearance.

Julie is missing, and the missing don't often return. But Elise knows Julie better than anyone, and she feels in her bones that her best friend is out there, and that one day she'll come back. She's right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she's been or what happened to her.

24% (view spoiler)[So far there's too much description and the scary's only just starting. I can picture it in my head, I feel like this won't be a book to read alone at night. I can't wait to see more about this hotel. Also Jules' description is terrifying. (hide spoiler)]

50% (view spoiler)[Well this isn't too scary, although I do feel the creepy sensations that Elise experiences when I allow myself to think about being home alone! It's scary! (hide spoiler)]

80% (view spoiler)[Okay uhhh that pig is gross! (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[I kind of like the relationship she has with Tristan. It's there on a connection level, rather than a physical level. Wonder if anything happened. I like how it was all about the friend group though. (hide spoiler)]

I just think Elise was a really stupid main character and that this book was kind of pointless. I definitely wouldn't classify as a horror, the only thing scary was a bit of the shadows in the middle, and the descriptions of Jules.

12% in (view spoiler)[ this is very dry. Very.. to the point. Waiting to see what happens. (hide spoiler)]

I want to see what you think XD

25% (view spoiler)[,,, What the heck is going on, lol. Elise is definitely paranoid. I wonder if something happened to her. (hide spoiler)]

Maddie wrote: "24% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ This hotel is definitely something! (hide spoiler)]

41% (view spoiler)[ This is the strangest book ever! Did Julie turn into some type of supernatural creature? Also, the main character is so strange as well. (hide spoiler)]

75% (view spoiler)[ Poor Mae! I definitely want to know why she is so sick. (hide spoiler)]

That was one of the weirdest books I have ever read. If I had truly been prepared for what happened, I wouldn't be as weirded out. (view spoiler)[So undead weird creatures? I get this book is supposed to hold a lesson, but I just can't get into it. (hide spoiler)]

Maddie wrote: "I just think Elise was a really stupid main character and that this book was kind of pointless. I definitely wouldn't classify as a horror, the only thing scary was a bit of the shadows in the midd..."

I absolutely agree with this. Way too long for what it actually was.

Maddie wrote: "80% [spoilers removed]"

That was such a strange part!

Yeah the book was just so weird...