Jeff’s Reviews > Something in the Walls > Status Update

Darkly poetic and deeply disturbing, the final twist caught me completely off guard just as a great twist ought to, and ties together the themes of the story elegantly.

There's some experimental structure here paired with a perfectly timed climax to create almost unsustainable intensity.

A series of twists lead to the big reveal.

Scare skills on display here. That was the most genuinely frightening scene I've read since Incidents Around the House.

Pearce is masterful at layering mysteries and gothic atmosphere with ominous details. Character development is so straightforward it seems like it should be shallow, but there's just enough context to hint at hidden depths. Compelling writing.

Poetic when appropriate, and funny, too; Daisy Pearce may be one to watch.

Wow, cleverly suggestive language and a haunting back story right out of the gate. So far, I'm still getting hints of Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper, which might just be a lingering image from the cover art, but we'll see how these themes fit.