The Devil and the Dark Water

 

Is mid-January too early to call a book one of my favorites of the year?

Given how amazing this book is, I don't think it will pose a problem.

Like Turton's previous book, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (which I also highly, highly recommend), The Devil and the Dark Water is not an easy book to summarize or categorize, which is part of its charm and ability to constantly keep readers guessing. 

Without giving away more than the description on the inside cover does, it's mystery, supernatural, horror, historical fiction---and so so much more. The characters are so complex, the story woven together in this incredible way where you think you know what's going on but then the rug is pulled out from under you and it turns out the twist is even better than you thought-and this book is creepy, in that foreboding overwhelming sense of dread feel like you're there kind of a way where you will have to keep flipping pages to find out what happens next.