- horror, young adult, mystery, gothic
**Four unlikely allies in a small town investigate a local teen's disappearance, and what they discover festering at the core of their community is far more sinister and ancient than they could’ve ever imagined.
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Grave, classical in form, contemporary and bleak.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Xan Kaur
- First published
- 2025
- Pages
- 388
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781250357175
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