Hetty by Eddie Generous

Title: Hetty

Author: Eddie Generous

Genre: Horror

Published: September 18, 2021 by Omnium Gatherum

I received a copy for review through NetGalley.

What It's About:

Hetty Stanley was a schoolteacher. Hetty Stanley was a prudish spinster. Hetty Stanley was a murderer. Hetty Stanley has been dead for more than a century.
Dane Butler is doing his best. His best isn’t enough, but a little luck puts him into an inherited home that shares a property line with a woman and her son. Winona and her son Casey are no better off than Dane, forcing the strangers to rely on one another.
One day, Dane looks up from his computer at the sound of Winona shouting. Her four-year-old son is missing—no boots and no coat, January in Minnesota. Hours pass. Police scour the woods and begin pointing fingers at the only plausible suspects, but one high-ranking officer knows the painful history. Children have been disappearing from the old schoolhouse property for decades, and although it is impossible, there’s only one suspect— Hetty Stanley.
To save Casey, Dane and Winona must find the link to Hetty and follow it, no matter how impossible the route seems or what trials they must face. Omnium Gatherum

My Thoughts:

Hetty has characters that are so good. The main characters felt like real people with flaws doing the best they can. I really cared about what happened to them, and I loved rooting them on to stop the evil entity that haunted their area. The protagonists were not the only amazing characters. The creep factor of the ghosts in this story was high. This story boasts a class of fantastic creepy kids and the most evil teacher I have ever encountered.

The small town Minnesota setting was wonderfully realized. I could actually feel the cold in this rural area with frozen pond. The spooky atmosphere of the old school house renovated into a house with a dark history set the mood for one scary story.

The plot great pacing while focusing on character development, and giving the history of the area. There were a lot of really effective scary scenes throughout. The climax was strange, terrifying, and satisfying.

Overall, this was a great book for fans of the dark and macabre. This book did not scrimp on the character development, and is filled with heart that will have readers invested in the outcome of the story.

My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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