



But we're talking about high school nostalgia here, so my memories of that time are kind of like a cheesy movie anyway. Moody high school drama set in a small town-check! Ominous and unexplained past events that promise to slowly reveal themselves, and a spooky old house with a reputation for being haunted-check check! I was getting Vampire Diaries, Riverdale-and yes, Twilight-vibes early on and was loving it (what can I say, I'm a sucker for this stuff).Īnd yes, I'll acknowledge the cookie-cutter characters and clich és (One of the characters literally asks the new girl, "Who were you at your last high school? I need a clich é). The cool thing about this book is that it hit both of these points right off the bat. What can I say, they make me feel nostalgic. I'll also say that I have a thing for high school dramas. Stine and Stephen King (yes, probably much earlier than was appropriate, but I turned out OK-right?), so it's no surprise that I jump at the opportunity for a good spooky story.
