I just recently finished Hanna Delaney’s The Spider, so here are some of my (spoiler free) thoughts on the book: first thought, you should go read it for yourself. Second thought, et al: The Spider is a slow burn of uneasiness and unknowns. It’s broken into two halves in the way a book like Finders Keepers by Stephen King is, or an Arthur Conan Doyle story. It kept me guessing and invested the entire time, it’s got loads of hair-raising subtle horror, much like Shirley Jackson’s Haunting of Hill House — I find this form of subtle atmospheric horror to be much more effective than the the jump-scare type, so it was right up my alley. It’s equal parts paranormal horror and detective mystery, vaguely reminiscent of Lockwood and Co. books. I will definitely read more Muldoon stories. It’s very well written and I think it’s shining aspect is the character dialogue — it’s excellent, with unique characters that have personality and depth.
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