layawaydragon
Okay, this went way better than the previous October 2019 free reads.
The start was decidedly not boring unlike the rest of October's free fare.
I wasn't a big fan of the MC Stella & her friends in the beginning. All the popular girl nastiness and jokey name calling between themselves, like "slutarella", "Slutini", and "lesbos".
But the mystery and weird circumstances got me.
Also, total sucker for a good guy cinnamon roll like Sam.
Stella grew on me while exploring the mystery and standing up to Zoey. Then Zoey got somehow less irritating in the mix as well. I actually ended up liking them all in the end.
I thought it was over with...certain revelations. But I appreciate the follow through with more details & the message about news reporting, journalism, and paranormal stuff like The Creeping. Well done.