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How to Survive Camping #1
The Man With No Shadow
Welcome to Night Vale meets The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook in a campy, cozy horror novel that will appeal to creepy folklore afficionados and spooky story lovers alike.
I am a campground manager. I don’t have a list of rules because I’m trying to ruin your fun…I’m trying to keep you from doing small, simple things that could result in your horrific and most agonizing demise.
Goat Valley Campground has killed generations of Kate’s family. The land is old, passed down through generations, but the campground’s reputation doesn’t just draw campers year after year. Creatures from folklore and horror have made Goat Valley not just their home, but their hunting ground.
As campground manager, Kate has rules to protect her campers—if the man with the skull cup offers you a drink, accept it or you will die a gruesome death; don’t buy ice from the children with no wagon; and of course, never ever follow the lights. Still, not every camper follows the rules…which means not every camper survives their stay.
Soon decapitated and exsanguinated campers are the least of Kate’s worries; one of the most dangerous inhabitants of the campground is determined to claim the land for himself. Meanwhile, something in the land is shifting, the tides are turning, and the curse that hunts members of her bloodline begins to close in…
I am a campground manager. I don’t have a list of rules because I’m trying to ruin your fun…I’m trying to keep you from doing small, simple things that could result in your horrific and most agonizing demise.
Goat Valley Campground has killed generations of Kate’s family. The land is old, passed down through generations, but the campground’s reputation doesn’t just draw campers year after year. Creatures from folklore and horror have made Goat Valley not just their home, but their hunting ground.
As campground manager, Kate has rules to protect her campers—if the man with the skull cup offers you a drink, accept it or you will die a gruesome death; don’t buy ice from the children with no wagon; and of course, never ever follow the lights. Still, not every camper follows the rules…which means not every camper survives their stay.
Soon decapitated and exsanguinated campers are the least of Kate’s worries; one of the most dangerous inhabitants of the campground is determined to claim the land for himself. Meanwhile, something in the land is shifting, the tides are turning, and the curse that hunts members of her bloodline begins to close in…
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2019
About the author
Bonnie Quinn
11 books462 followersI am a Senior Software Developer and author. I'm active in the Reddit r/NoSleep community and wrote the popular "How to Survive Camping" series.
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April 18, 2025
Great read! I'm surprised by how fast I was invested in this book.
It's a solid story with good writing. I got vibes of Tales of the Gas Station, but more coherent, and first season of Supernatural with all the monsters, gritty fights, and the refusal of the main character to surrender.
I wished the secondary characters were more developed, but I loved the lore and the humour.
Thank you Saga Press for this ARC!
It's a solid story with good writing. I got vibes of Tales of the Gas Station, but more coherent, and first season of Supernatural with all the monsters, gritty fights, and the refusal of the main character to surrender.
I wished the secondary characters were more developed, but I loved the lore and the humour.
Thank you Saga Press for this ARC!
May 23, 2026
i think i can officially add 'campy, cozy horror' to the list of things I like
this felt like a full season of Supernatural crammed into one book. almost every chapter features a different monster, so there were SO many to keep track of but it all ties together in the end. and watching Kate (who is absolutely unhinged, lmao) deal with them was pure entertainment.
and can we talk about that romance subplot? alright fine maybe it’s not really a romance but let me have this, ok? i’m completely obsessed
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✎ᝰ.┊ pre-read: there’s nothing like grabbing an ARC and realizing too late it’s the third book in a series 💀 no regrets though. i’m 40% in and wtf this is so good
this felt like a full season of Supernatural crammed into one book. almost every chapter features a different monster, so there were SO many to keep track of but it all ties together in the end. and watching Kate (who is absolutely unhinged, lmao) deal with them was pure entertainment.
and can we talk about that romance subplot? alright fine maybe it’s not really a romance but let me have this, ok? i’m completely obsessed
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✎ᝰ.┊ pre-read: there’s nothing like grabbing an ARC and realizing too late it’s the third book in a series 💀 no regrets though. i’m 40% in and wtf this is so good
August 4, 2025
Title/Author: How to Survive Camping | The Man with No Shadow by Bonnie Quinn
Pub date: August 5th, 2025
Publisher: SAGA Press
Page Count: 320
Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/a/7576/978166809...
Format Read: NetGalley eBook
Recommended for readers who enjoy:
*Campy, darkly humorous
*Folklore & legend/Campfire tales
*Unusual story formats
*Summer Camp vibes/Summer vacations
*No/Sleep reddit forums/creepypasta turned into books (Like PenPal)
*A series of books
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Minor complaints:
*Due to the nature of this book's origins as a sub-reddit, the format is a little disjointed. The first half and the backend don't really feel like the same book.
*Marketed as "cozy horror" I was expecting cozy/ dark cottagecore vibes like Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher but what I think fits as a marketing label a little better is cottageGORE--the distinction is important. This is on brand with Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees and not like Bloom by Delilah Dawson
*The main character, Kate, has a lot of great attribute--the dry humor, strong & capable but I didn't connect with her. I think this series is more about the plot/gimmicky storytelling style (reddit hooks) than character development and emotional investment--therefore, it's not really for me and I likely won't continue with the series--even though this is a lot of fun and I will be recommending it to the right audience
Pub date: August 5th, 2025
Publisher: SAGA Press
Page Count: 320
Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/a/7576/978166809...
Format Read: NetGalley eBook
Recommended for readers who enjoy:
*Campy, darkly humorous
*Folklore & legend/Campfire tales
*Unusual story formats
*Summer Camp vibes/Summer vacations
*No/Sleep reddit forums/creepypasta turned into books (Like PenPal)
*A series of books
__
Minor complaints:
*Due to the nature of this book's origins as a sub-reddit, the format is a little disjointed. The first half and the backend don't really feel like the same book.
*Marketed as "cozy horror" I was expecting cozy/ dark cottagecore vibes like Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher but what I think fits as a marketing label a little better is cottageGORE--the distinction is important. This is on brand with Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees and not like Bloom by Delilah Dawson
*The main character, Kate, has a lot of great attribute--the dry humor, strong & capable but I didn't connect with her. I think this series is more about the plot/gimmicky storytelling style (reddit hooks) than character development and emotional investment--therefore, it's not really for me and I likely won't continue with the series--even though this is a lot of fun and I will be recommending it to the right audience
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August 6, 2026Entertaining campground/folklore horror with a strong Welcome to Night Vale vibe to it. High body count but not all that visceral despite all the viscera.
June 17, 2025
**My thanks to Saga Press for providing me with an advanced review copy via NetGalley**
2.5 stars
I was hesitant to pick up a book that so proudly advertises it was adapted from a Reddit story, but I figured there are good ideas out there and a professional publisher may well have polished it into a gem. But unfortunately, the story and characterization still read like unedited serial internet fiction. It’s not terrible, it’s just not to my taste.
I liked the idea of framing the story as an explanation of/story behind the “rules” of a haunted campground, but that device felt clunky, as though it was as much confining the writer’s storytelling as providing an ‘excuse’ for the writing. I don’t think in novel format the story needed to justify itself as much as it had as a Reddit post, and that need for justification held the story back. I’d have liked it better if Kate, the protagonist, spent more time on ‘normal’ (for haunted land) campground maintenance, instead of getting so quickly drawn into the mega-plot threat of the Man With No Shadow.
I felt ambivalent toward Kate as a character. As other commenters have said, she’s a morally grey asexual icon; however, I didn’t find her all that fun to hang out with. She constantly emphasizes the need for her campground rules and her lack of sympathy for those who court death by taking those rules lightly, but she herself routinely fumbles the ball dealing with the supernatural creatures that haunt her land, and only seems to survive due to the magic of plot convenience. She is routinely rescued by less-evil entities who seem meta-aware that they won’t get to feature in the story if they can’t keep the protagonist breathing for long enough to write about it. Her “morally grey” character also didn’t feel particularly well executed to me; her willingness to engage in violence against both ghouls and other humans who supposedly threaten her town seemed more designed to shock the reader than actually further the story or develop her character, which felt like a holdover from the original Reddit post format of the story.
I’m more into creeping dread than shock value horror, and so this book didn’t make much of an impact on me. It’s written in a way that makes it easy to read through quickly, but it lost my attention over time, and if Bonnie Quinn publishes more books in this world (as the book’s title and ending seem to tease) I will not be picking them up.
2.5 stars
I was hesitant to pick up a book that so proudly advertises it was adapted from a Reddit story, but I figured there are good ideas out there and a professional publisher may well have polished it into a gem. But unfortunately, the story and characterization still read like unedited serial internet fiction. It’s not terrible, it’s just not to my taste.
I liked the idea of framing the story as an explanation of/story behind the “rules” of a haunted campground, but that device felt clunky, as though it was as much confining the writer’s storytelling as providing an ‘excuse’ for the writing. I don’t think in novel format the story needed to justify itself as much as it had as a Reddit post, and that need for justification held the story back. I’d have liked it better if Kate, the protagonist, spent more time on ‘normal’ (for haunted land) campground maintenance, instead of getting so quickly drawn into the mega-plot threat of the Man With No Shadow.
I felt ambivalent toward Kate as a character. As other commenters have said, she’s a morally grey asexual icon; however, I didn’t find her all that fun to hang out with. She constantly emphasizes the need for her campground rules and her lack of sympathy for those who court death by taking those rules lightly, but she herself routinely fumbles the ball dealing with the supernatural creatures that haunt her land, and only seems to survive due to the magic of plot convenience. She is routinely rescued by less-evil entities who seem meta-aware that they won’t get to feature in the story if they can’t keep the protagonist breathing for long enough to write about it. Her “morally grey” character also didn’t feel particularly well executed to me; her willingness to engage in violence against both ghouls and other humans who supposedly threaten her town seemed more designed to shock the reader than actually further the story or develop her character, which felt like a holdover from the original Reddit post format of the story.
I’m more into creeping dread than shock value horror, and so this book didn’t make much of an impact on me. It’s written in a way that makes it easy to read through quickly, but it lost my attention over time, and if Bonnie Quinn publishes more books in this world (as the book’s title and ending seem to tease) I will not be picking them up.
September 6, 2026
" I'm a campground manager. I've still got a lot of work to do. I'm not convinced that getting rid of the man with no shadow is going to keep this from being a bad year. I'm going to be wary. I'm going to keep watching and doing whatever i can to keep my campers safe. I'm going to keep telling you about my land and my rules and why they exist. It's spring, after all, and it's time to open my campground. You should come visit"
This book was the kind of creepy that gets under your skin and refuses to leave. I went into this expecting a cozy camping story, but what I got was so much more twisted, unsettling, and downright terrifying. There is something about the idea of being alone in the woods, surrounded by things you can’t explain, that already freaks me out and then this book takes that fear and turns it all the way up.
The whole concept of Goat Valley Campground was fantastic. It isn’t just a campground where strange things happen. The land itself feels alive, ancient, and hungry. Generations of Kate’s family have been tied to this place, and you can feel the weight of that history hanging over everything. The campground has become a hunting ground for creatures pulled straight from folklore and nightmares, and I absolutely loved how unpredictable it made the story.
And then there are the rules.
“I am a campground manager. I don’t have a list of rules because I’m trying to ruin your fun…”
That idea alone had me hooked. These aren’t silly little campground rules meant to annoy tourists. They are literally the difference between making it through the night and suffering a horrific death.
Honestly, I would probably read those rules approximately 700 times before stepping foot anywhere near this campground.
What I loved most was how the horror felt unpredictable. You never really knew what was waiting around the next corner or which seemingly harmless encounter could turn deadly. The creatures and folklore elements made the campground feel like its own character, and I loved the feeling that there were rules to this world that Kate understood but outsiders simply couldn't comprehend.
The darkness of Kate’s situation really got to me, too. Imagine knowing that your family has been trapped in a cycle of death tied to this land for generations, while also being responsible for protecting people who have no idea what they are walking into. She carries so much responsibility, and I really connected with that part of her story. She isn’t just trying to survive the campground, she’s trying to keep other people alive while fighting against something that has been closing in on her family for years.
And just when the campground already feels dangerous enough, there is something even worse lurking beneath everything. The feeling that the land itself is shifting and the balance is changing added another layer of dread that I really enjoyed. The danger doesn't feel contained. It feels like something enormous is slowly waking up, and Kate is running out of time.
This was dark, strange, unsettling, and incredibly addictive. I loved the feeling of never knowing whether the next page was going to give me a creepy little encounter or completely destroy my sense of safety. Camping will never feel quite the same after this.
Five stars from me because this was exactly the kind of dark, creepy horror I wanted. Give me haunted woods, terrifying folklore creatures, cursed land, bizarre rules, and a campground where surviving the night is never guaranteed, and I am completely in. This one crawled into my head and stayed there, and I absolutely loved every unsettling second of it.
This book was the kind of creepy that gets under your skin and refuses to leave. I went into this expecting a cozy camping story, but what I got was so much more twisted, unsettling, and downright terrifying. There is something about the idea of being alone in the woods, surrounded by things you can’t explain, that already freaks me out and then this book takes that fear and turns it all the way up.
The whole concept of Goat Valley Campground was fantastic. It isn’t just a campground where strange things happen. The land itself feels alive, ancient, and hungry. Generations of Kate’s family have been tied to this place, and you can feel the weight of that history hanging over everything. The campground has become a hunting ground for creatures pulled straight from folklore and nightmares, and I absolutely loved how unpredictable it made the story.
And then there are the rules.
“I am a campground manager. I don’t have a list of rules because I’m trying to ruin your fun…”
That idea alone had me hooked. These aren’t silly little campground rules meant to annoy tourists. They are literally the difference between making it through the night and suffering a horrific death.
Honestly, I would probably read those rules approximately 700 times before stepping foot anywhere near this campground.
What I loved most was how the horror felt unpredictable. You never really knew what was waiting around the next corner or which seemingly harmless encounter could turn deadly. The creatures and folklore elements made the campground feel like its own character, and I loved the feeling that there were rules to this world that Kate understood but outsiders simply couldn't comprehend.
The darkness of Kate’s situation really got to me, too. Imagine knowing that your family has been trapped in a cycle of death tied to this land for generations, while also being responsible for protecting people who have no idea what they are walking into. She carries so much responsibility, and I really connected with that part of her story. She isn’t just trying to survive the campground, she’s trying to keep other people alive while fighting against something that has been closing in on her family for years.
And just when the campground already feels dangerous enough, there is something even worse lurking beneath everything. The feeling that the land itself is shifting and the balance is changing added another layer of dread that I really enjoyed. The danger doesn't feel contained. It feels like something enormous is slowly waking up, and Kate is running out of time.
This was dark, strange, unsettling, and incredibly addictive. I loved the feeling of never knowing whether the next page was going to give me a creepy little encounter or completely destroy my sense of safety. Camping will never feel quite the same after this.
Five stars from me because this was exactly the kind of dark, creepy horror I wanted. Give me haunted woods, terrifying folklore creatures, cursed land, bizarre rules, and a campground where surviving the night is never guaranteed, and I am completely in. This one crawled into my head and stayed there, and I absolutely loved every unsettling second of it.
July 25, 2026
This book had ZERO time to breathe.
As someone who worked at a campground for nearly 10 years, a bunch of different monsters/crytpids/folklore creatures running around would have made it far more interesting. That’s the case here with Kate and the campground she inherited from her parents and it’s just all totally normal for her and the whole town.
If you want something extremely fast paced, this will be for you but I can’t even really tell you if there was a plot. I don’t think there is. It was scene after scene after scene of Kate dealing with trouble. Every 10-15 pages she was facing something horrifically new and it got super old and became a chore for me at about 40% of the way through. Nothing made logical sense. You can murder people with no consequences even with a city council and sheriffs around. Thankfully the writing is good which led to easy reading.
Also don’t let the cute cartoon cover fool you, this book is incredibly dark and gorey. Joe Abercrombie might as well have written the teletubbies compared to this.
As someone who worked at a campground for nearly 10 years, a bunch of different monsters/crytpids/folklore creatures running around would have made it far more interesting. That’s the case here with Kate and the campground she inherited from her parents and it’s just all totally normal for her and the whole town.
If you want something extremely fast paced, this will be for you but I can’t even really tell you if there was a plot. I don’t think there is. It was scene after scene after scene of Kate dealing with trouble. Every 10-15 pages she was facing something horrifically new and it got super old and became a chore for me at about 40% of the way through. Nothing made logical sense. You can murder people with no consequences even with a city council and sheriffs around. Thankfully the writing is good which led to easy reading.
Also don’t let the cute cartoon cover fool you, this book is incredibly dark and gorey. Joe Abercrombie might as well have written the teletubbies compared to this.
July 8, 2026
3.5/3.75 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Paperback format 📚
The Man With No Shadow was a fast paced and entertaining read.
With some creepy moments and unique supernatural monsters, I can see how this is a fun book to read. Horrifying, not really.
Two things that would have helped with my rating:
✔️ The overall format of the book is a bit disjointed, and it doesn’t flow like I wanted.
✔️ I also struggled with the main character of Kate. I wanted more emotional depth to her, and I just didn’t get it.
Her character reads, “Here’s how I kill stuff and if you don’t like it, oh well.” She felt nonchalant and flat to me while I was reading this.
I have listened to The NoSleep Podcast and love it! I’m aware of the Goat Valley Campground and its plot, and that’s why I wanted to read this book and series.
Last thoughts, I can see this working better as an audiobook instead of a physical book since it’s told in a storytelling format which could be why it felt disjointed to me.
Plus, maybe the voice actress of Kate can put some life into that character which would help!
Paperback format 📚
The Man With No Shadow was a fast paced and entertaining read.
With some creepy moments and unique supernatural monsters, I can see how this is a fun book to read. Horrifying, not really.
Two things that would have helped with my rating:
✔️ The overall format of the book is a bit disjointed, and it doesn’t flow like I wanted.
✔️ I also struggled with the main character of Kate. I wanted more emotional depth to her, and I just didn’t get it.
Her character reads, “Here’s how I kill stuff and if you don’t like it, oh well.” She felt nonchalant and flat to me while I was reading this.
I have listened to The NoSleep Podcast and love it! I’m aware of the Goat Valley Campground and its plot, and that’s why I wanted to read this book and series.
Last thoughts, I can see this working better as an audiobook instead of a physical book since it’s told in a storytelling format which could be why it felt disjointed to me.
Plus, maybe the voice actress of Kate can put some life into that character which would help!
August 2, 2025
This book originally started in the form of a story on the NoSleep subreddit. I have stayed far away from that subreddit, mainly because I like to sleep, and I like to have pleasant dreams while I sleep. So the first time I heard about this story was on NetGalley, and I was intrigued enough to request an early copy.
Friends, this book is strange. It seems campy (get it?) at first, and then horrific things happen like it’s all in a day’s work. So horrifying that you do a double take at what you just read. There are scenes in here that are nightmare fuel, and I definitely do not recommend it for children under 12, and probably more like 14. However, maybe the kids these days can handle more gore than I ever could, so YMMV.
Kate is the campground manager for a very unusual plot of land that has been in her family for generations. It turns out that when land has been passed down by the same family for a long time, certain…beings are attracted to it. These beings can be good, neutral or profoundly evil. Some of them like to play pranks, and some of them are really, REALLY hungry. Still, the campground brings in a ton of money to the nearby town, so most locals can be persuaded to look the other way if a few campers disappear.
It’s not like they haven’t been warned.
Kate has a list of rules that each camper must read before coming. They must follow her instructions implicitly.
It’s not her fault if some don’t take the rules seriously.
Is it?
Thank you to NetGalley and Saga Press for the eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.
I see that the author has more stories up her sleeve, and I’ll be curious to see what she comes up with next!
Friends, this book is strange. It seems campy (get it?) at first, and then horrific things happen like it’s all in a day’s work. So horrifying that you do a double take at what you just read. There are scenes in here that are nightmare fuel, and I definitely do not recommend it for children under 12, and probably more like 14. However, maybe the kids these days can handle more gore than I ever could, so YMMV.
Kate is the campground manager for a very unusual plot of land that has been in her family for generations. It turns out that when land has been passed down by the same family for a long time, certain…beings are attracted to it. These beings can be good, neutral or profoundly evil. Some of them like to play pranks, and some of them are really, REALLY hungry. Still, the campground brings in a ton of money to the nearby town, so most locals can be persuaded to look the other way if a few campers disappear.
It’s not like they haven’t been warned.
Kate has a list of rules that each camper must read before coming. They must follow her instructions implicitly.
It’s not her fault if some don’t take the rules seriously.
Is it?
Thank you to NetGalley and Saga Press for the eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.
I see that the author has more stories up her sleeve, and I’ll be curious to see what she comes up with next!
August 8, 2026
This was fun
January 5, 2026
1.5
This book was very hard to get through for me. I thought the beginning concept was cool. Some people need to do dirty jobs for the good of all people, and they can be hated for doing the "evil" things other people think they are too good for. Our main character took up the mantel to do the necessary evils.
Once we got through the first 3rd of the book though, the main character just turned into a serial killer. It just kept going on and on and on. She just kept killing people (not well) and was like "why does everyone in town hate me????" The concept of the man with no shadow didn't make sense. I feel like it was lazy to just have him come up when we needed more conflict. This book was not very long but still felt 100 pages too much.
I did enjoy that it was told almost like a campfire story with how everyone was named.
Pros:
-campfire story aspect
cons:
-too long
-didn't make a lot of sense
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
This book was very hard to get through for me. I thought the beginning concept was cool. Some people need to do dirty jobs for the good of all people, and they can be hated for doing the "evil" things other people think they are too good for. Our main character took up the mantel to do the necessary evils.
Once we got through the first 3rd of the book though, the main character just turned into a serial killer. It just kept going on and on and on. She just kept killing people (not well) and was like "why does everyone in town hate me????" The concept of the man with no shadow didn't make sense. I feel like it was lazy to just have him come up when we needed more conflict. This book was not very long but still felt 100 pages too much.
I did enjoy that it was told almost like a campfire story with how everyone was named.
Pros:
-campfire story aspect
cons:
-too long
-didn't make a lot of sense
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
April 6, 2021
What an incredible book. I adore the ‘ordinary people unphased by monsters’ setting of the campground- how it was seen as the part of the old daily grind by Kate and the staff. Very strong Night Vale vibes!
Her descriptions are incredibly visceral- “it’s laugh sounded like branches breaking in winter ice”- and sent shivers down my spine more than once, but never cross the line into purple prose. It allowed me to vividly imagine all the creatures and scenes in my head even though I’m normally pretty bad at visualising.
I love Kate as a character, how she’s an anti-hero and ruthlessly utilitarian on occasion but compassionate at the same time. Her witty, dry tone as she narrates it really gives the book it’s own distinct voice.
And I love the creatures. Some are inspired by legends of old and some are completely new, all with their own different rules. I love how it wasn’t always the creatures that were the monsters- humans can be just as evil too.
Maybe it’s because of the niche genre but I found no tropes. No annoying love triangles, no stupid weak woman main character who is a damsel in distress. The MC could actually be completely genderless and isn’t named until halfway through the book. Furthermore, there were no cliches or tropes whatsoever because the book is 100% original and entirely unpredictable- although the author leaves us clues to guess what the various antagonists are plotting, she still managed to surprise me with all the reveals and how everything ties together, with small details in the first chapters becoming relevant in the last ones. Absolutely incredible, I wish I could wipe my mind and read it again for the first time.
Her descriptions are incredibly visceral- “it’s laugh sounded like branches breaking in winter ice”- and sent shivers down my spine more than once, but never cross the line into purple prose. It allowed me to vividly imagine all the creatures and scenes in my head even though I’m normally pretty bad at visualising.
I love Kate as a character, how she’s an anti-hero and ruthlessly utilitarian on occasion but compassionate at the same time. Her witty, dry tone as she narrates it really gives the book it’s own distinct voice.
And I love the creatures. Some are inspired by legends of old and some are completely new, all with their own different rules. I love how it wasn’t always the creatures that were the monsters- humans can be just as evil too.
Maybe it’s because of the niche genre but I found no tropes. No annoying love triangles, no stupid weak woman main character who is a damsel in distress. The MC could actually be completely genderless and isn’t named until halfway through the book. Furthermore, there were no cliches or tropes whatsoever because the book is 100% original and entirely unpredictable- although the author leaves us clues to guess what the various antagonists are plotting, she still managed to surprise me with all the reveals and how everything ties together, with small details in the first chapters becoming relevant in the last ones. Absolutely incredible, I wish I could wipe my mind and read it again for the first time.
August 23, 2025
This is the fondest of 3 stars. I enjoyed reading this - it was quick, light, and undemanding, with the perfect balance of camp and punchier horror elements. I was afraid it would be too “cozy,” but it definitely wasn’t. I really enjoyed the humor and the folkloric horror, which blends real-world traditions with some entirely original lore and creatures in a really fun way.
The problem is I am familiar with all the relevant texts (Supernatural, Welcome to Night Vale, the no sleep subreddit) and this is just simply not doing anything new. Reading it felt nostalgic and pleasant, but never blew me away. (Although I admittedly immediately began searching for the next one when I finished, and I will read it ASAP when I can.)
I see a ton of potential in this world and these characters - it’s a fun sandbox to play in, and I want to see it pushed and explored more.
And yes, I hallucinated a romance subplot that wasn’t really there. I love them. Let me be delusional.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC!
The problem is I am familiar with all the relevant texts (Supernatural, Welcome to Night Vale, the no sleep subreddit) and this is just simply not doing anything new. Reading it felt nostalgic and pleasant, but never blew me away. (Although I admittedly immediately began searching for the next one when I finished, and I will read it ASAP when I can.)
I see a ton of potential in this world and these characters - it’s a fun sandbox to play in, and I want to see it pushed and explored more.
And yes, I hallucinated a romance subplot that wasn’t really there. I love them. Let me be delusional.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC!
September 5, 2026
TW/CW: Language, blood, violence, gory scenes, grieving, anxiety, depression, death of parents
!!!!!!!SPOILERS!!!!!!!
About the book:
Goat Valley Campground has killed generations of Kate’s family. The land is old, passed down through generations, but the campground’s reputation doesn’t just draw campers year after year. Creatures from folklore and horror have made Goat Valley not just their home, but their hunting ground.As campground manager, Kate has rules to protect her campers—if the man with the skull cup offers you a drink, accept it or you will die a gruesome death; don’t buy ice from the children with no wagon; and of course, never ever follow the lights. Still, not every camper follows the rules…which means not every camper survives their stay.Soon decapitated and exsanguinated campers are the least of Kate’s worries; one of the most dangerous inhabitants of the campground is determined to claim the land for himself. Meanwhile, something in the land is shifting, the tides are turning, and the curse that hunts members of her bloodline begins to close in…
Release Date: August 5th,2025
Genre: Horror
Pages: 320
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
What I Liked:
1. I loved how campy it was
2. Loved the characters
3. The writing style was very entertaining
4. There were some creepy moments
5. I loved the monsters
6. Reminded me of Welcome to Nightvale
7. The cover of the book
What I Didn't Like:
1. Repeative at times
2. Main character rescued a ton by everyone else
Overall Thoughts:
{{Disclaimer: I write my review as I read}}
The camping rules in the beginning reminded me of Welcome to Nightvale.
Kate tells a story about how her mother got rid of an evil force that had taken up residence in a nursing home. She has to go and kill the son of a resident to the nursing home who has made a deal with an entity. Kate says that her mother never got caught because she had no ties to an old teacher she had in Middle School but how would she not since the father of that son is the one who filed the complaint against her. That seems like a motive to go kidnap his son and murder him. Honestly I don't see how the police wouldn't see the connection when it's so clear.
Final Thoughts:
This book is fantastic! I was hooked from page one and had to buy the other books.
The only thing(s) that annoyed me was that Kate would just pass out and no one ever harmed her when she was unconscious. That seems odd because these monsters don't care how they get you but she would pass out and suddenly they'd just back off? Oh and I hated everytime she came against a monster somehow some way someone would step in and save her. It all felt very repetitive a lot of the time. I feel like it took the tension away from the scenes when I knew they was no real threat or danger.
I don't really have a lot of notes on this book because I was just reading it. I was just enjoying everything about this book so it wasn't much for me to write down.
Loved it!
IG | Blog
Thanks to Netgalley and Saga Press for this advanced copy of the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
!!!!!!!SPOILERS!!!!!!!
About the book:
Goat Valley Campground has killed generations of Kate’s family. The land is old, passed down through generations, but the campground’s reputation doesn’t just draw campers year after year. Creatures from folklore and horror have made Goat Valley not just their home, but their hunting ground.As campground manager, Kate has rules to protect her campers—if the man with the skull cup offers you a drink, accept it or you will die a gruesome death; don’t buy ice from the children with no wagon; and of course, never ever follow the lights. Still, not every camper follows the rules…which means not every camper survives their stay.Soon decapitated and exsanguinated campers are the least of Kate’s worries; one of the most dangerous inhabitants of the campground is determined to claim the land for himself. Meanwhile, something in the land is shifting, the tides are turning, and the curse that hunts members of her bloodline begins to close in…
Release Date: August 5th,2025
Genre: Horror
Pages: 320
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
What I Liked:
1. I loved how campy it was
2. Loved the characters
3. The writing style was very entertaining
4. There were some creepy moments
5. I loved the monsters
6. Reminded me of Welcome to Nightvale
7. The cover of the book
What I Didn't Like:
1. Repeative at times
2. Main character rescued a ton by everyone else
Overall Thoughts:
{{Disclaimer: I write my review as I read}}
The camping rules in the beginning reminded me of Welcome to Nightvale.
Kate tells a story about how her mother got rid of an evil force that had taken up residence in a nursing home. She has to go and kill the son of a resident to the nursing home who has made a deal with an entity. Kate says that her mother never got caught because she had no ties to an old teacher she had in Middle School but how would she not since the father of that son is the one who filed the complaint against her. That seems like a motive to go kidnap his son and murder him. Honestly I don't see how the police wouldn't see the connection when it's so clear.
Final Thoughts:
This book is fantastic! I was hooked from page one and had to buy the other books.
The only thing(s) that annoyed me was that Kate would just pass out and no one ever harmed her when she was unconscious. That seems odd because these monsters don't care how they get you but she would pass out and suddenly they'd just back off? Oh and I hated everytime she came against a monster somehow some way someone would step in and save her. It all felt very repetitive a lot of the time. I feel like it took the tension away from the scenes when I knew they was no real threat or danger.
I don't really have a lot of notes on this book because I was just reading it. I was just enjoying everything about this book so it wasn't much for me to write down.
Loved it!
IG | Blog
Thanks to Netgalley and Saga Press for this advanced copy of the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
July 24, 2022
DNF (50+% read).
Mild Spoilers:
Listen, I like morally gray characters but the protagonist wasn’t that. When you write a morally gray characters you need to have that character be someone that has consequences to their actions.
That didn’t happen in this story. The MC killed people in horrific ways just because of her temper and there was never any repercussions from it. In fact I would say that the MC was the worst enemy in the story. Had she been written as someone else instead of the MC she would be the antagonist.
Being okay with violence is so completely different than murdering people (normally women in horrific ways) because they upset you. The fact that most of her brutal killings are worse than what every monster she comes across does on page, she seems to be the worse threat out there for everybody. I can not stress enough that her greed, pride, and the obvious high she gets from being allowed to murder people and get away with it consequence free, take her from gray moral character to a villain worse than all the monsters the book tries sooo hard to make you think are the worst threat to humans.
I love stories with similar premises, T from the G being one of my all time favorites. Yet the biggest difference in these two series is that the MC ( in this book) never stands up to the monsters that will kill her (taking a very passive approach when dealing with them) while constantly murdering women who are either drugged, under the influence, or are tied up and can’t do anything to her. This screams misogyny, and it’s gross.
The fact that the entire plot could be solved with a transfer of title, and lives would be saved, takes away from the MC trying to act as if what she is doing is heroic in any shade of the word.
(Which although she doesn’t outwardly state that she thinks it’s heroic until later on in the book, is laughable. Even though the book tries really hard to shove that opinion down your throat the entire time you read it.)
I tried sticking it out, and even bought the whole collection before reading through the first book (never again), I have to lay this one to rest. There were a few grammar things I could over look, like the over use of ‘for’ making the story sound as if it were written in the early 18th century. I can’t forgive making the MC so unredeemable and not showing any hint of character growth over 50% into the first book. The character isn’t likable, and the way people bend over backwards to please her is insanely undeserving to the character she was portrayed as.
Maybe she gets better as the story progresses, but having read most of the book I would have to say that it’s more than just a little doubtful.
This is only the fifth book I haven’t finished after picking up, and I’m massively disappointed that the main character is what broke it since it was such an interesting premise.
If you enjoy gratuitous violence committed mostly by the MC, with hints of folklore and folk monsters; this may tickle your fancy. But if you are like me and want more than a woman going on a killing spree against other humans, killing more people on page than the monsters; I think you should sit this one out.
Trigger warnings for misogyny, graphic death, gore, gratuitous violence, manipulation, death of drugged victim, animal cruelty, pick me mentality, and inappropriate workplace behaviors.
(All On-Page)
Mild Spoilers:
Listen, I like morally gray characters but the protagonist wasn’t that. When you write a morally gray characters you need to have that character be someone that has consequences to their actions.
That didn’t happen in this story. The MC killed people in horrific ways just because of her temper and there was never any repercussions from it. In fact I would say that the MC was the worst enemy in the story. Had she been written as someone else instead of the MC she would be the antagonist.
Being okay with violence is so completely different than murdering people (normally women in horrific ways) because they upset you. The fact that most of her brutal killings are worse than what every monster she comes across does on page, she seems to be the worse threat out there for everybody. I can not stress enough that her greed, pride, and the obvious high she gets from being allowed to murder people and get away with it consequence free, take her from gray moral character to a villain worse than all the monsters the book tries sooo hard to make you think are the worst threat to humans.
I love stories with similar premises, T from the G being one of my all time favorites. Yet the biggest difference in these two series is that the MC ( in this book) never stands up to the monsters that will kill her (taking a very passive approach when dealing with them) while constantly murdering women who are either drugged, under the influence, or are tied up and can’t do anything to her. This screams misogyny, and it’s gross.
The fact that the entire plot could be solved with a transfer of title, and lives would be saved, takes away from the MC trying to act as if what she is doing is heroic in any shade of the word.
(Which although she doesn’t outwardly state that she thinks it’s heroic until later on in the book, is laughable. Even though the book tries really hard to shove that opinion down your throat the entire time you read it.)
I tried sticking it out, and even bought the whole collection before reading through the first book (never again), I have to lay this one to rest. There were a few grammar things I could over look, like the over use of ‘for’ making the story sound as if it were written in the early 18th century. I can’t forgive making the MC so unredeemable and not showing any hint of character growth over 50% into the first book. The character isn’t likable, and the way people bend over backwards to please her is insanely undeserving to the character she was portrayed as.
Maybe she gets better as the story progresses, but having read most of the book I would have to say that it’s more than just a little doubtful.
This is only the fifth book I haven’t finished after picking up, and I’m massively disappointed that the main character is what broke it since it was such an interesting premise.
If you enjoy gratuitous violence committed mostly by the MC, with hints of folklore and folk monsters; this may tickle your fancy. But if you are like me and want more than a woman going on a killing spree against other humans, killing more people on page than the monsters; I think you should sit this one out.
Trigger warnings for misogyny, graphic death, gore, gratuitous violence, manipulation, death of drugged victim, animal cruelty, pick me mentality, and inappropriate workplace behaviors.
(All On-Page)
July 9, 2026
Kate is camp manager of Goat Valley, land owned by her family for generations which happens to house the unnatural. She's the one responsible for protecting the surrounding town from anything that goes bump in the night - creatures like the little girl who cries outside her window and is devoured by the beast every morning, to the sentient house that devours people. However Kate doesn't suffer fools gladly - disobey the camp rules, the ones designed to keep campers safe, and even she won't be able to protect you.
Loved this. It's folk horror, deeply entrenched in lore and mythology from all over the world throughout the seasons, with a morally grey protagonist who has no issues with murdering people for the 'greater good'. Throw in a possible monster romance with a man who asks people to drink blood from a skull cup and you could say I was obsessed. I loved Kate's relationship with the Man with the Skull Cup, Bryan and his dogs and the Old Sheriff. This starts off as little short stories, slowly building on characters and lore through the seasons at the camp, before a final confrontation. It feels as though Kate is telling you the stories by firelight - a warning and an invitation to see into her life.
Can't wait to read the next installment in the series.
Loved this. It's folk horror, deeply entrenched in lore and mythology from all over the world throughout the seasons, with a morally grey protagonist who has no issues with murdering people for the 'greater good'. Throw in a possible monster romance with a man who asks people to drink blood from a skull cup and you could say I was obsessed. I loved Kate's relationship with the Man with the Skull Cup, Bryan and his dogs and the Old Sheriff. This starts off as little short stories, slowly building on characters and lore through the seasons at the camp, before a final confrontation. It feels as though Kate is telling you the stories by firelight - a warning and an invitation to see into her life.
Can't wait to read the next installment in the series.
September 11, 2025
I thought this would be a fun read. It was not.
It's repetitive, humourless, tonally all over the place, gratuitously violent and, worst of all, boring.
There's a seed of a good idea here, but sadly the execution was lacking. Welcome to Nightvale this is certainly not.
It's repetitive, humourless, tonally all over the place, gratuitously violent and, worst of all, boring.
There's a seed of a good idea here, but sadly the execution was lacking. Welcome to Nightvale this is certainly not.
June 6, 2025
I read and loved 'Welcome to Night Vale,' so I was super excited to get my hands on this. If you love that unique atmosphere, you'll love this too. This was originally a NoSleep series on Reddit, but I never read it until now.
This story focuses on monsters, cyptids, the campground that houses them, and Kate, its caretaker. The writing was superb. The descriptions sucked me right in. And the characterization (human and non-human) was captivating.
This story focuses on monsters, cyptids, the campground that houses them, and Kate, its caretaker. The writing was superb. The descriptions sucked me right in. And the characterization (human and non-human) was captivating.
May 27, 2026
This book. Sigh... I LOVED the concept. Hated the execution. I was all in at the beginning but was hate reading to finish it.
July 5, 2026
3.25 - I read this because I needed a break from all of the non-fiction I was reading and this was a fantastic break. What I really enjoyed about this story is the folklore aspect because I'm a huge folklore nerd. It also gave me those Appalachian vibes of old land with formidable creatures existing within the woods. There was just something about this book that was missing for me. While I don't think the writing was bad it felt almost like the story moved a bit too easily for our main character. The end also felt like it got wrapped up with a bow which I wasn't a huge fan of. However, this is super fun and quick read that I think is perfect moreso for September and October than summer. I also personally feel like this ventured into YA territory at times, as in, I would let a teen read this.
September 15, 2025
- absolutely I N S U F F E R A B L E main character, like, no redeemable qualities, i was rooting for her to fail
- the monsters and the lore were all very very cool, which is why 2 stars
- so many people could have been saved if the camp manager/owner did ONE thing and she didn't do the ONE thing instead she did so many other despicable things to people who did not deserve it
- the prose was a lot of fun
- the pacing was so slow though somehow?? it took me 6 days to read this book, when with my track record should have only taken two, MAYBE three
- will be reading the next installment, bc of the monsters
- i had too high of hopes i guess, i think if i woulda known it started as Reddit installments, i would have lowered expectations and been prepared for it's choppiness
- the monsters and the lore were all very very cool, which is why 2 stars
- so many people could have been saved if the camp manager/owner did ONE thing and she didn't do the ONE thing instead she did so many other despicable things to people who did not deserve it
- the prose was a lot of fun
- the pacing was so slow though somehow?? it took me 6 days to read this book, when with my track record should have only taken two, MAYBE three
- will be reading the next installment, bc of the monsters
- i had too high of hopes i guess, i think if i woulda known it started as Reddit installments, i would have lowered expectations and been prepared for it's choppiness
October 2, 2026
Didn’t expect how dark, gory, serious and eventful this was.
April 16, 2025
I don't know why but I had a blast reading this. This was originally a story on r/nosleep but I hadn't seen anything about it prior to reading this. Reminded me a lot of SCP but set in a campground lol very reminiscent of older horror stories from around the internet.
It was surreal, funny, and campy (pun intended). A perfect horror palate cleanser with a lot of cool creature designs inspired by folk legends and a mystery that's interesting and engaging. This really feels like a labor of love, and it's evident through each character and each creature that we encounter.
My only major complaint is that some of the chapters dragged on for too long. I definitely think some of the human characters could've been cut for brevity's sake, as well as some of the shorter stories that didn't really matter in the long run.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
*Thank you Netgalley and Saga press for providing me an ARC copy of this novel. All opinions expressed are entirely my own*
It was surreal, funny, and campy (pun intended). A perfect horror palate cleanser with a lot of cool creature designs inspired by folk legends and a mystery that's interesting and engaging. This really feels like a labor of love, and it's evident through each character and each creature that we encounter.
My only major complaint is that some of the chapters dragged on for too long. I definitely think some of the human characters could've been cut for brevity's sake, as well as some of the shorter stories that didn't really matter in the long run.
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
*Thank you Netgalley and Saga press for providing me an ARC copy of this novel. All opinions expressed are entirely my own*
August 27, 2025
This was just boring. I think this originally started as a Reddit thread, and this is a prime example of why those rarely make for good books. Look, when you're pretending to be some idiot writing on Reddit, this kind of nothingburger patchwork of meaningless events is fine, but a book requires just a little more than haphazard ideas.
Our main character is also just really cringe. It's some 2000's caricature of a badass woman, except all she does is be unstable and find excuses to be violent because F the law she's a badass. She kinda just randomly kills and maims people because she's a brat and it's kind of embarrassing to read about.
Waste of time honestly.
Our main character is also just really cringe. It's some 2000's caricature of a badass woman, except all she does is be unstable and find excuses to be violent because F the law she's a badass. She kinda just randomly kills and maims people because she's a brat and it's kind of embarrassing to read about.
Waste of time honestly.
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September 3, 20262.75 ⭐️
The premise of this book was amazing
The banter was hilarious
And The Man With The Skull Cup is an icon
I loved all the different types of entities that were in the book (I love mythology so much 🤭)
The chaotic atmosphere was just amazing 😭
If I was rating it just for that it would be 5 stars
They did however swear more then I would like
And there was a tarot card scene and 3 different divination scenes that I didn’t like
So 2.75 stars for that
Language 5/10
Violence 7/10
Suggestive content/romance 1.5/10
LGBT Content: Yes (The Main Character is Bi talked about once in passing, not a main part of the story)
Other: multiple tarot card readers and divination scenes
Recommend age rating: 16+
The premise of this book was amazing
The banter was hilarious
And The Man With The Skull Cup is an icon
I loved all the different types of entities that were in the book (I love mythology so much 🤭)
The chaotic atmosphere was just amazing 😭
If I was rating it just for that it would be 5 stars
They did however swear more then I would like
And there was a tarot card scene and 3 different divination scenes that I didn’t like
So 2.75 stars for that
Language 5/10
Violence 7/10
Suggestive content/romance 1.5/10
LGBT Content: Yes (The Main Character is Bi talked about once in passing, not a main part of the story)
Other: multiple tarot card readers and divination scenes
Recommend age rating: 16+
August 14, 2025
When I received an invitation to review this book, I nearly ignored it because I saw mention of "cozy horror" in the description. I don't do cozy. Having never heard of this author and knowing only that she writes on reddit also gave me pause. Then I said to myself, don't be such a horror snob, you could at least read a few pages before you decide whether to continue or not. I'm glad I did. A few pages were all I needed to get pulled in to this wild, woodsy campground where supernatural creatures will get you if you do not follow the rules.
"There are some benefits to being an early riser. Solitude. Seeing the sun rise. Finding the human torso lying in the middle of the road before anyone else."
Kate is the current manager and will likely remain so until she dies a horrific death like her parents did and generations before them. The rules are many, and the consequences for breaking them are dire. If the monsters in the woods don't eat you, Kate is not above killing you herself, all for the good of the town, of course.
There are beings I recognized from folklore, like the dancing fairies and the Yule Cat who will tear you to shreds if you don't get new clothes for Christmas, and many that are more unfamiliar and terrifying than that.
Maybe my understanding of cozy has been skewed? I assumed it meant happy endings, a bit of mystery and romance, with mild, low-intensity scares.
I'm not sure that finding body parts or a decapitated head on a stake qualifies as cozy, and that was fine with me!
Told from Kate's point of view with humor and sarcastic wit, this is the most fun I've ever had being scared of camping. If this is cozy, count me in.
My thanks to Saga Press for the e-ARC
"There are some benefits to being an early riser. Solitude. Seeing the sun rise. Finding the human torso lying in the middle of the road before anyone else."
Kate is the current manager and will likely remain so until she dies a horrific death like her parents did and generations before them. The rules are many, and the consequences for breaking them are dire. If the monsters in the woods don't eat you, Kate is not above killing you herself, all for the good of the town, of course.
There are beings I recognized from folklore, like the dancing fairies and the Yule Cat who will tear you to shreds if you don't get new clothes for Christmas, and many that are more unfamiliar and terrifying than that.
Maybe my understanding of cozy has been skewed? I assumed it meant happy endings, a bit of mystery and romance, with mild, low-intensity scares.
I'm not sure that finding body parts or a decapitated head on a stake qualifies as cozy, and that was fine with me!
Told from Kate's point of view with humor and sarcastic wit, this is the most fun I've ever had being scared of camping. If this is cozy, count me in.
My thanks to Saga Press for the e-ARC
June 23, 2026
Molto (molto!) diverso rispetto alle aspettative (ma comunque godibile).
Immaginavo una storia dell’orrore ambientata in campeggio con tanta suspense e personaggi che vengono uccisi misteriosamente come nei film horror slasher. Mi aspettavo, insomma, un horror adrenalinico.
Ma no, non è stato così. Ciò non è necessariamente un male, ho soltanto dovuto ridimensionare le mie aspettative.
Come genere lo definirei un urban fantasy horror e bizzarro. Il worldbuilding è a tutti gli effetti il nostro mondo, ma risulta irrealistico, perché le persone sanno dell’esistenza dei mostri folkloristici confinati (tramite preciso accordo che va avanti di generazione in generazione) nel campeggio di Goat Valley, gestito dalla protagonista, Kate (che ha ereditato il campeggio dai genitori e che narra la storia in prima persona). Lei è cinica, sarcastica, sembra prendere tutto alla leggera, e c’è tanto background riguardante la storia della sua famiglia. È una storia con tante creature sovrannaturali pericolose, sangue ed uccisioni, ma tutto sommato non fa paura perché non c’è tensione, il tutto viene raccontato in maniera piuttosto asettica, con leggera venatura di umorismo nero.
A causa delle diverse aspettative non sono rimasta immediatamente coinvolta dalla lettura, il coinvolgimento è arrivato dopo un po’ che leggevo, anche perché ci sono molte informazioni da elaborare prima di riuscire ad entrare nell’ottica giusta. Nonostante ciò, l’ho poi trovata una lettura molto piacevole, mi ha divertita e coinvolta con leggerezza.
Lo consiglio a chi ama gli urban fantasy con mostri del folklore in stile “Monstrous nights” di Genoveva Dimova (ma senza neanche un briciolo di romance, evviva!)
Immaginavo una storia dell’orrore ambientata in campeggio con tanta suspense e personaggi che vengono uccisi misteriosamente come nei film horror slasher. Mi aspettavo, insomma, un horror adrenalinico.
Ma no, non è stato così. Ciò non è necessariamente un male, ho soltanto dovuto ridimensionare le mie aspettative.
Come genere lo definirei un urban fantasy horror e bizzarro. Il worldbuilding è a tutti gli effetti il nostro mondo, ma risulta irrealistico, perché le persone sanno dell’esistenza dei mostri folkloristici confinati (tramite preciso accordo che va avanti di generazione in generazione) nel campeggio di Goat Valley, gestito dalla protagonista, Kate (che ha ereditato il campeggio dai genitori e che narra la storia in prima persona). Lei è cinica, sarcastica, sembra prendere tutto alla leggera, e c’è tanto background riguardante la storia della sua famiglia. È una storia con tante creature sovrannaturali pericolose, sangue ed uccisioni, ma tutto sommato non fa paura perché non c’è tensione, il tutto viene raccontato in maniera piuttosto asettica, con leggera venatura di umorismo nero.
A causa delle diverse aspettative non sono rimasta immediatamente coinvolta dalla lettura, il coinvolgimento è arrivato dopo un po’ che leggevo, anche perché ci sono molte informazioni da elaborare prima di riuscire ad entrare nell’ottica giusta. Nonostante ciò, l’ho poi trovata una lettura molto piacevole, mi ha divertita e coinvolta con leggerezza.
Lo consiglio a chi ama gli urban fantasy con mostri del folklore in stile “Monstrous nights” di Genoveva Dimova (ma senza neanche un briciolo di romance, evviva!)
August 9, 2025
How to Survive Camping was a fun, fast-
paced read with an intriguing premise and
some genuinely clever moments. I enjoyed
the mix of creepy campfire vibes, dark
humor, and supernatural mystery.
It definitely kept me turning the pages.
That said, it didn’t completely hook me on an emotional level. While the premise was unique, I found myself wanting deeper character development and a bit more payoff on some of the suspense. Still, it’s a creative take on a camp horror story and worth checking out if you enjoy light horror with a quirky twist.
OverallI had a fun time with this book and really enjoyed it from beginning to end.
paced read with an intriguing premise and
some genuinely clever moments. I enjoyed
the mix of creepy campfire vibes, dark
humor, and supernatural mystery.
It definitely kept me turning the pages.
That said, it didn’t completely hook me on an emotional level. While the premise was unique, I found myself wanting deeper character development and a bit more payoff on some of the suspense. Still, it’s a creative take on a camp horror story and worth checking out if you enjoy light horror with a quirky twist.
OverallI had a fun time with this book and really enjoyed it from beginning to end.
January 13, 2026
4.25 stars
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October 22, 2025
I need book two immediately!
This was SO DAMN GOOD!!!
This was SO DAMN GOOD!!!
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