Week 36 Review: The Narrow

From Goodreads:

A ghost haunting her boarding school uncovers a teen girl's best kept secrets in the Queen of Scream's deliciously terrifying new novel.

Everyone has heard the story of the Narrow. The river that runs behind the Atwood School is only a few feet across and seemingly placid, but beneath the surface, the waters are deep and vicious. It's said that no one who has fallen in has ever survived.

Eden White knows that isn't true. Six years ago, she saw Delphine Fournier fall into the Narrow—and live.

Delphine now lives in careful isolation, sealed off from the world. Even a single drop of unpurified water could be deadly to her, and no one but Eden has any idea why. Eden has never told anyone what she saw or spoken to Delphine since, but now, unable to cover her tuition, she has to make a deal: her expenses will be paid in return for serving as a live-in companion to Delphine.

Eden finds herself drawn to the strange and mysterious girl, and the two of them begin to unravel each other's secrets. Then Eden discovers what happened to the last girl who lived with Delphine: she was found half-drowned on dry land. Suddenly Eden is waking up to wet footprints tracking to the end of her bed, the sound of rain on the windows when the skies are clear, and a ghostly silhouette in her doorway. Something is haunting Delphine—and now it's coming for Eden, too.

My Review:
I had such a great time reading this book! I just love her writing, it's so spooky and atmospheric, and her stories just work well, I love finding out what the heck was going on! And that this is set a school...yeah, it does have some dark academia going on! 

The mystery of what happened to Delphine is something that has been troubling Eden since it happened, since she saw Delphine fall into the Narrow, and then found her in their building. Now that she's Delphine's companion, she has an opportunity to get answers! 

I loved her group of friends. They were close knit, even though she was able to keep her troubled home life a secret from them. She underestimated their bonds, and it was really great to see them support her as she was going through this! 

There were some pretty clever twists and turns, and some echoes of another relationship in the book that worked out so well! But oh, that ending was pretty bittersweet. If only, if only. It sucks where we left some of the characters, but too much happened that couldn't be taken back. 

This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait to read whatever is next by Kate Alice Marshall! 

Author: Kate Alice Marshall
Read: September 6th, 2023
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it's a SAC 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: August 1st 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars