There's Someone Inside Your House

cw: statutory rape, suicide

I wasn't sure what to expect going into a YA slasher, but I had heard it was less scary and more corny, which is totally up my alley. If you're like me and love horror but get scared easily, you might like this book. I was on the edge of my seat a few times, but mostly comfortable with my reading experience.

I adored the romance, I'm a huge sucker for YA romance and as far as that part of the storyline went, this leaned toward YA contemporary. I did have a few issues, which is why this wasn't a five star read for me. While I enjoyed the writing as a whole, I tripped over several awkwardly-written sentences and grammatical errors. I also didn't care for Makani's mysterious backstory. Maybe it was just me, but it felt kind of forced and more like filler than anything else.

There is a huge yikes moment at the beginning where the author deadnames a trans character. From what I've seen and been told, this was brought up to the author by beta readers and was still put into the final copy. I'm cis and can only speak to the topic so much, but it was an unnecessary inclusion and could have been easily adjusted or removed.

Other than those issues, I did enjoy the book. It was a quick read that could have used a little more polishing.