This novel begins with a seemingly innocuous family vacation
in a remote Airbnb but soon becomes one terrifying incident after another. Clay and Amanda are parents to two teenagers,
Rose and Archie, and I don’t want to give too much away about their nightmare
of a vacation. Suffice it to say that
each scary moment turns into a frantic frenzy on the part of Clay and Amanda,
often with the two of them having to come to an uncomfortable consensus about
what to do. Safety is tantamount to all
their decision-making, but also pinning down the best course of action to avoid
jeopardizing their family is a constant conundrum. Compassion has a small role here, too, but
self-preservation trumps it, as a lack of information fuels anxiety and
outright fear. Sanity starts to wear
thin as it becomes increasingly obvious that the world is not OK, thanks to
some unusual wildlife appearances. This
book keeps you guessing and ends way too soon.
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