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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.Dont Let the Forest InmeetsThe Whispering Darkin a queer YA cult horror following a recently diagnosed autistic teen who becomes enmeshed in a community of outcasts harboring sinister secrets.
One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy.Kamilah Cole, bestselling author ofSo Let Them Burn
After a meltdown in her school cafeteria prompts an unwanted autism diagnosis, Cassie Davis moves back to her hometown in upstate New York, where her mom hopes the familiarity will allow Cassie to feel normal again. Cassies never trulyfelt normal anywhere, but she does crave the ease she used to have with her old friends.
Problem is that her friends arent so eager to welcome her back into the fold. They extend an olive branch by inviting her on their backpacking trip to Hollow Ridge, in the upper reaches of the Adirondacks. But when a fight breaks out their first night, Cassie wakes to a barren campsiteher friends all gone.
With severe weather approaching and nearing sensory overload, Cassie is saved by a boy named Kaleb, who whisks her away to a compound of artists and outcasts he calls the Roost. As Kaleb tends to her injuries, Cassie begins to feelfor the first time in her lifethat she can truly be herself. But as the days pass, strange happenings around the Roost make Cassie question her instincts. Noises in the trees grow louder, begging the question: Are the dangers in the forest, on the trail, or in the Roost itself?
In a world where autistic characters rarely get to be the hero of their own stories, Cassie Daviss one-step-back, two-steps-forward journey to unmasking makesHollowas much a love letter to neurodiversity as it is a haunting tale youll want to read with the lights on.
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Story Locale:Upstate, New York, Adirondacks
Series Overview:One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy, this punched me in the face and stole my lunch money and all I could say was thank you.Kamilah Cole, bestselling author ofSo Let Them Burn
An eerie and unsettlingly atmospheric debut, Taylor Grothe balances the tension of slow creeping horror with the distressing experience of unmasking, asking us to confront who we truly are when we strip away the weight of others expectationsno matter how painful.K. M. Enright,Sunday Timesbestselling author ofMistress of Lies
Both heartfelt and haunting, Taylor Grothe strikes the perfect balance between an immersive coming-of-age story and a chilling horror. Cassie is a heroine who you cannot help but love, protect, and root for and who I would definitely follow into the shadowy woodsLyndall Clipstone, author ofLakesedgeandTenderly, I am Devoured
“Bone-chilling, haunting, and hopeful,Hollowis the kind of book that will leave you wanting to sleep with the lights on while simultaneously holding your hand in the dark. Cassie Davis may not think she’s a hero, but she will be one for teen readers for years to come.”De Elizabeth, author ofThis Raging SeaandA Shared Haunting
