I enjoyed this book from the beginning. It was entertaining and a good read. I would have opened the box also and that's what had me hooked. I wanted to find out the origins of the box and I was not disappointed.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGAlley.

This book was pretty good, I would definitely recommend

~This was given by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review………..

Wow, what a ride! Obviously the premise is one we know, don't open the box that says Do Not Open! The chain of events that follows is certainly dark and twisted. I did find the text a little wordy with some extra information that sort of breaks up the fluid nature of the story. Some of the language is hard to understand (Scottish slang, etc) but it is briefly explained and easy to get past. Overall a very good story.

Ben Taylor loves to find hidden treasures for his store, and his latest acquisition is no exception. He cannot help but be curious about the small box that’s nailed shut, even though it states right on it, “Do Not Open.” I mean, who can resist that? Well, Ben should have. Because he has no idea what he’s unleashed by opening it. No matter how he tries to convince himself that his run of bad luck is just that – bad luck, he has a suspicion that the cause is something much worse.

I never thought a horror story would be too long, but I think this one was. It’s filled with dark humor, and it’s a fun story, but it could have been shorter. It’s not like there was any question that the box held something evil, and bad things happened almost right away. I guess the author wanted to show that the characters wouldn’t jump right to the supernatural theories, and that it took time for Ben to realize there was no logical explanation. It’s hard to explain without bringing up plot points that could be spoilers, but the longer it went on, the less scary and foreboding the whole thing seemed.

But overall, it wasn’t too over-the-top, and I found the explanations for the box’s origin quite plausible. And the ending? Hilarious! I mean, who didn’t see that coming?!