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After her parents' divorce, 16 year old Riley Grishin is forced to move from Portland, Oregon all the way to Little Brook, Maine, a small town that serves as the headquarters for Titan Technologies, an international tech laboratory. Having left her friends and father behind, Riley spends most of her days running through the woods with her dog Tigger, and eavesdropping on her classmates--in particular, the gorgeous, but very strange, Aspen Montehugh. On the night of the homecoming game, Riley wakes up to find her town on fire, terrorized by an unseen monster. Riley and Tigger have no choice but to pile into her pickup truck and flee. On the way out of town, they come across the only other survivor: Aspen. And now they're being followed by an SUV with blackout windows. She and Aspen embark on a cross country road trip, all the while pursued by men with guns, mad scientists, and the monstrous truth. Slowly, Riley realizes that something's not quite right with Aspen.
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I really liked this! A sapphic road trip story with a giant monster girlfriend - what's not to love?
This book does contain a lot of gory scenes and descriptions; I'm generally fine with gore but even this got a bit much for me at times so just be wary.
Also, the dog survives, so don't worry about that :)
I was really hesitant about this book at the beginning. It just didn't sound like something I would want to read, but oh boy was I wrong!
I had to force myself to pace this one out and not just binge read because I would be reading and then look at my progress and it was over halfway done! The ending made me a little sad and hopeful, but it honestly made the most sense.
Please please please go read this one! Tiny Ghost Press has been killing it with their releases.
Thank you Tiny Ghost Press and Chloe Spencer for sending me an eARC for my honest review!
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