Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror, #3)

by Karina Halle

[Berls]

Did I say the last book was creepy? Yeah that had nothing on this. I'd say it ALMOST crossed my threshold for what I can handle. If it were the first book and I weren't so invested in Perry and Dax already, I might not have made it. And if I didn't have a toddler (meaning I'm EXHAUSTED), I'd be having trouble sleeping too.

So Dax and Perry are off to a basically abandoned island, part of Canada's National Park system but no one is stationed there. Before they go, they are given all kinds of warnings about how treacherous it is, the challenges of contacting anyone for hlep, and how easy it is to loose your boat. But it was once a Chinese Leper Colony where people were basically sent to die so of course they HAVE to go because it's great show material. I so wouldn't have.

So in this book, you have not just the spooky, creepy stuff happening to add tension, but also the physical environment. They're camping, the weather is SHIT (it's November, so we're talking fierce wind, rain and cold), and they have little to no cell signal, oh and did I mention their boat is LITTERALLY hanging on by a rope? Scary shit.

And then the spooky happens. This is ripe for spoilers, but I'll just say it got gross (leper colony, remember?) and geez if there weren't more books I would have really questioned if they would make it. And the way being there messes with their minds and has them turning on each other? Oh god. I do have to say... they go to these places looking for spooky and then there's doubt and shock when they find it? Why?! They can be a little dumb, huh?

Side note: I still don't understand the title. In the first two books, I got it. But this one, I'm puzzled. Just a thought.

As for the audio, I've gone from being not sure about Jo Raylan's narration, to being okay with, to LOVING it in this book. There's no doubt that the creep factor went way up due to her narration. So I'm sold and also so incredibly thankful that I'm not reading this before bed. And I'm already jumping into the next book because they are GOOD!

Qualifies for COYER Fall Scavenger Hunt Item #26 - Read a book with water/or the ocean on the cover.