I requested this book from Netgalley because of this one section from the blurb “When eight teenagers in a small Michigan town start receiving texts urging them to play Never Have I Ever, they find themselves caught up in a deadly game of secrets, repentance and retribution that may be connected to a girl who disappeared the year before.”

This horror trope is my guilty pleasure I love horror books and movies like “Truth or Dare” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” This book was a brilliant page turner that had me on the edge of my seat from the first menacing passage to the astonishing final reveal. This book is a brilliant whodunit that transported me to small town Michigan in October.

Like most lovers of whodunits I hate when I can easily guess the culprit of a whodunit, and it ruins the whole experience of the book. Harker masterfully drops clues and misdirection that led me right into his misdirection trap and I kicked myself for falling into the misdirection.

The characters are well-developed and believable as they are remarkably human as each of them have their own flaws and hidden truths. This isn’t just an exciting whodunit this story explores themes of friendship and the consequences of our actions.