What Stalks Among Us

What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell cover

Title: What Stalks Among Us

Author: Sarah Hollowell

Page Count: 400 pages

Publisher: Clarion Books

Genre: Weird

Themes: Corn Field, Alternate Reality

Synopsis: "From Sarah Hollowell, author of A Dark and Starless Forest, comes a spine-tingling, deliriously creepy YA speculative thriller about two best friends trapped in a corn maze with corpses that look just like them. Best friends and high school seniors Sadie and Logan make their first mistake when they ditch their end-of-year field trip to the amusement park in favor of exploring some old, forgotten backroads. The last thing they expect to come across is a giant, abandoned corn maze. But with a whole day of playing hooking unspooling before them, they make their second mistake. Or perhaps their third? Maybe even their fourth. Because Sadie and Logan have definitely entered this maze before. And again, before that. When they stumble on the corpses in the maze, identical to them in every way (if you can ignore the stab and gunshot wounds) from their clothes to their hidden scars to their dyed hair, to that one missing tooth--they quickly realize they’ve not only entered this maze before, they’ve died in it too. A lot. And no matter what they try, they can’t figure out what—or who —is hunting them. Deeply unnerving, clever, and atmospheric, this time-bending, mind-bending speculative horror is a poignant meditation on the lasting effects of trauma and the healing powers of connection and forgiveness—all while delivering more surprise twists and turns than a haunted corn maze." - Via Amazon

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review

This book starts off right away and the first half of the book is packed with action, however it quickly becomes repetitive. Overall, the book is fast-paced, and I read this in just a few days. The characters had what was described as maze-intuition, but it felt like a device to move the plot along.

There was bisexual rep, however it isn't a major theme in the story and only touched upon.

I have some criticisms of this book however there were quite a few things that I loved. Sadie and Logan's friendship was charming, and I enjoyed their banter. I enjoyed the mystery of the maze and honestly what was in there was truly horrifying. The answer/ending to what the maze was not my ideal ending, but I think for many people it will be satisfying.

Final Recommendation: If you enjoy YA horror and want a fast, easy read that you can binge read this Halloween then I think you should pick this book up!