Title: Graveyard Shift
Author: M.L. Rio
Summary:Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper. One dark October evening, they find a fresh, open grave where no grave should be. But who dug it, and for whom?
Score: ★★★★★1/2☆
Review:When a group of insomnia ridden acquaintances stumble upon a grotesque secret in the graveyard by their local churches anchorite, each must put their skills to use to uncover a closer and darker secret not only plaguing their town but maybe themselves. Each character plays an important role in the unraveling of their creepy mystery, and to eachother (in more ways than one); distinct personalities and diversity, each causing, if even a little, change in each other. In an unsettling and eerie, more than scary horror, small town setting - the midnight hours of the main characters insomnia will keep you in your own state of sleeplessness as you stay up to finish this novel. It does a great job of quickly moving the story along at an even pace for a short read although I do wish the author spent maybe half a chapter more finishing off one thing instead of just saying it happened in the background (I won't spoil). For being a short read, it actually felt like a lot of time was spent with each character to get to know and care for them, as the chapter naratives switch between each as the story unfolds. And in the style of an old 80s horror film, we're given a final shock fading to black, letting us sitting with that unsettling feeling and wanting of more. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and recommend it to anyone that likes short reads and a fan of getting a little heebie jeebies.🍄🐀🚬🌑
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