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The Dead and the Dark

The Dead and the Dark

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  • Author：Courtney Gould
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Summary

Courtney Gould’s thrilling YA debut The Dead and the Dark is about the things that lurk in dark corners， the parts of you that can’t remain hidden， and about finding home in places—and people—you didn’t expect。

The Dark has been waiting—and it won't stay hidden any longer。

Something is wrong in Snakebite， Oregon。 Teenagers are disappearing， some turning up dead， the weather isn’t normal， and all fingers point to TV’s most popular ghost hunters who have just come to town。

Logan Ortiz-Woodley， daughter of TV's ParaSpectors， has never been to Snakebite before。 But the moment she and her dads arrive， she starts to get the feeling that there's more than ghosts plaguing this small town。 Ashley Barton’s boyfriend was the first teen to go missing， and she’s felt his ghost following her ever since。 Although everyone shuns the Ortiz-Woodleys， the mysterious Logan may be the only person who can help Ashley get some answers。

When Ashley and Logan team up to figure out who—or what—is haunting Snakebite， their investigation reveals truths about the town， their families， and themselves that neither of them are ready for。 As the danger intensifies， they realize that their growing feelings for each other could be a light in the darkness。

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Reviews

Rachel Estep ，

This book has me by the throat。 I'm still thinking about it a week later。 I loved the dynamic in Logans family， the stressors， the tension。 All along you know something is weird but you never know what， and in the end， the truth is more earth rocking than any theory you could've come up with。 Ashley is just a girl who's been through too much。 She loses too much and just wants answers。 And the story of trust that blossoms into love between the two of them is beautiful。 This was a he'll of a thril This book has me by the throat。 I'm still thinking about it a week later。 I loved the dynamic in Logans family， the stressors， the tension。 All along you know something is weird but you never know what， and in the end， the truth is more earth rocking than any theory you could've come up with。 Ashley is just a girl who's been through too much。 She loses too much and just wants answers。 And the story of trust that blossoms into love between the two of them is beautiful。 This was a he'll of a thriller and I'll be recommending it for forever 。。。more

buni ，

honestly i dont even know where to start with this because this book was perfect; like literally and knowing its a debut is insane。！。！！。！ iloved every part of this book but some things that stood out were; the dialogue being so natural and realistic， also the two MCs/love interests have such good banter！！ and some of the references to modern things were done so well and didnt ick me out。。。（another thing brandon was so meeee？？？）❥❥❥; also logan kinda reminded me of olivia jaeger so iykyk。。。。（shes honestly i dont even know where to start with this because this book was perfect; like literally and knowing its a debut is insane。！。！！。！ iloved every part of this book but some things that stood out were; the dialogue being so natural and realistic， also the two MCs/love interests have such good banter！！ and some of the references to modern things were done so well and didnt ick me out。。。（another thing brandon was so meeee？？？）❥❥❥; also logan kinda reminded me of olivia jaeger so iykyk。。。。（shes my fave）， anyway i need to see this book being recommended more especially if you want a really good queer paranormal， thriller/murder mystery with a great slow burn sapphic romance！！。⋅ ۵♡۵ ⋅。 。。。more

S。E。 Martens ，

Riverdale meets Buzzfeed Unsolved but make it gay。 I loved this！

Tanya ，

4。25 Star Rating - This book was so satisfying to read in one sitting， curled up in a ball by a window looking at the autumnal weather。 It's a murder mystery in a forest setting with queerness （TW: and small-town homophobia）， themes of death and grief， along with paranormal elements that all in all made for a perfect spooky season concoction。 Although I didn't find this novel to be scary， I found the story and characters made for such an interesting intrigue-read and loved the plot set-up。 There 4。25 Star Rating - This book was so satisfying to read in one sitting， curled up in a ball by a window looking at the autumnal weather。 It's a murder mystery in a forest setting with queerness （TW: and small-town homophobia）， themes of death and grief， along with paranormal elements that all in all made for a perfect spooky season concoction。 Although I didn't find this novel to be scary， I found the story and characters made for such an interesting intrigue-read and loved the plot set-up。 There are instances where the main characters can be frustrating， and where you can really feel the YA tone， but overall I think the intention and playthrough of everything tied up nicely and definitely didn't leave me disappointed！ 。。。more

Tanya Jackson ，

To me this book was interesting， but it was just ok。 For some reason I wasn't captivated bu this story。 To me this book was interesting， but it was just ok。 For some reason I wasn't captivated bu this story。 。。。more

Clara Bush ，

Really！ Hard to put down。 I didn’t expect to love this book as much as I do。 I’m a big Stephen King fan， and though the author’s writing style is quite different， it’s every bit as captivating。 It’s enlightening to read an excellent character driven story。 So often the characters are shallow。 But not in this book。 Looking forward to Gould’s next novel。

Erin Charpentier ，

“The graves were only names without memory， but the man mourned。”Sometimes when you start a book， you don’t know what to expect… but quickly realize you aren’t going to sleep until you’ve finished it。 I picked “the dead and the dark” by Courtney Gould off a shelf at the library because I liked the cover。 I didn’t know what to expect， but by page 50， I was hooked。 Logan is the daughter of two reality TV stars， Alejo and Brandon， who make their living chasing ghosts。 The two men are from a small t “The graves were only names without memory， but the man mourned。”Sometimes when you start a book， you don’t know what to expect… but quickly realize you aren’t going to sleep until you’ve finished it。 I picked “the dead and the dark” by Courtney Gould off a shelf at the library because I liked the cover。 I didn’t know what to expect， but by page 50， I was hooked。 Logan is the daughter of two reality TV stars， Alejo and Brandon， who make their living chasing ghosts。 The two men are from a small town named Snakebite， where Brandon suddenly disappears to for six months。 At the six month mark， Alejo tells Logan they’re joining Brandon。 Unsure what to expect but used to the upheaval， Logan follows reminding herself that she’ll be 18 soon and can find her own place to call home one day。 Snakebite is not a happy place， though。 Full of dark memories that Alejo and Brandon don’t want to share， Logan quickly realizes they are not only outsiders but that most of the town blames Brandon for the disappearance of a local boy， Tristan。 His crime？ Tristan disappeared a week after Brandon arrived。 His other crime？ Well， he’s a gay man in a small， conservative town。 What I loved most about this book is the intricacy of the plot。 It kept me guessing for most of the book and although I guessed some of the ending， I didn’t guess it all。 The author did a fabulous job of tying it together， while finding an artful balance between “the monsters are humans” and “the monsters are supernatural” that kept me hooked。 If you like spooky books （and who doesn’t at this time of year！） that leave you slightly unsettled while creating rich imagery， this will be an excellent fall read。 。。。more

Lucy Jane ，

Great small town creep vibes， I thought the teenagers were realistically worn （which is always great）。 I liked the romance and the conclusion was satisfying。 I'd definitely recommend if you're fond of coming-of-age stories and spooky ghosts 👻 Great small town creep vibes， I thought the teenagers were realistically worn （which is always great）。 I liked the romance and the conclusion was satisfying。 I'd definitely recommend if you're fond of coming-of-age stories and spooky ghosts 👻 。。。more

Regina ，

2，5 starsI like how the book takes a different approach to horror with the idea of a m/m TV ghosthunter couple， their daughter and the return to their tiny and far-off home town。 But the journey through the story didn't really engage me。 I thought the daughter and her love interest have no chemistry， and that's not even taking into account the bullshit the love interest does to her and her family。 The villain seems also too obvious to me， since we know it's a man from the start and there are bar 2，5 starsI like how the book takes a different approach to horror with the idea of a m/m TV ghosthunter couple， their daughter and the return to their tiny and far-off home town。 But the journey through the story didn't really engage me。 I thought the daughter and her love interest have no chemistry， and that's not even taking into account the bullshit the love interest does to her and her family。 The villain seems also too obvious to me， since we know it's a man from the start and there are barely any male possible suspects introduced （that I thought likely）。 And the idea of this isolated small town feels way too underused。 I thought there was going to be a supernatural reason why the place is so isolated but nope？ And the love interest and everyone else claim how special the place is yet there are no （shitty） history or current customs mentioned that they're into at all， so the town really has no character other than hating newcomers and progress which is too little to tell a compelling story。I've considered rating is two stars， but Brandon's POV later on was quite touching， so the third star is for him。 。。。more

Mylène Diane ，

4。5 stars

Ali ，

Logan Ortiz-Woodley， Daughter of ghost hunters “ParaSpecters”， goes on her own hunt to find out who/what is causing the disappearance of local teens in small town Snakebite， Oregon。 Logan teams up with a local teen， Ashley Barton， who is having dreams and visions of ghosts including the ghost of her missing boyfriend Tristan。 This paranormal mystery is a great read for spooky season！ 👻✨*lgbtq *lesbian MC*paranormal*mystery/ true crime⚠️TW⚠️*claustrophobia*child death*homophobia*murder

Ida ，

I'm a huge horror fan when it comes to movies but I've literally never read a single horror book in my life。 Until now。 And this was the best possible first pick for me cus I completely fell in love with it :'） it's spooky and atmospheric。 The writing is gorgeous。 I love both Logan and Ashley and the way their relationship developed。 If I managed to read at a sensible time， I would've finished this in one sitting I'm a huge horror fan when it comes to movies but I've literally never read a single horror book in my life。 Until now。 And this was the best possible first pick for me cus I completely fell in love with it :'） it's spooky and atmospheric。 The writing is gorgeous。 I love both Logan and Ashley and the way their relationship developed。 If I managed to read at a sensible time， I would've finished this in one sitting 。。。more

Jessica ，

This was a tensely atmospheric supernatural thriller with some unexpected queer romance thrown in。 The main characters are in that summer-after-graduation stage that blurs the line on whether this is technically young adult， but I'd say it reads with the ease of a YA novel but with the gravity of an adult thriller。 Gould blends the claustrophobic atmosphere of being queer in a rural small town （where people will glare at you and gossip about you but never attack you outright） with the tenseness This was a tensely atmospheric supernatural thriller with some unexpected queer romance thrown in。 The main characters are in that summer-after-graduation stage that blurs the line on whether this is technically young adult， but I'd say it reads with the ease of a YA novel but with the gravity of an adult thriller。 Gould blends the claustrophobic atmosphere of being queer in a rural small town （where people will glare at you and gossip about you but never attack you outright） with the tenseness of a place where something supernatural is lurking， causing destruction only when your back is turned。There were definitely some pieces that didn't quite gel for me: （view spoiler）[It was unclear how the Dark was powerful enough to pull together Logan's remains into a living human but could be extinguished by her forgiving her father。 I also wish there had been some exposition of how Alejo and Ashley explained Sheriff Paris' death and how everyone immediately accepted their assertion that Paris was the killer。 And I felt like the development of Logan and Ashley's relationship was a bit rushed。 （hide spoiler）] But on the whole， I found the plot compelling and the writing excellent， and I was willing to have some suspension of disbelief to enjoy the story。 。。。more

Monique ，

So so so good！

Marian ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 There was an unspoken rule in Snakebite that said that this truth was different and dangerous。 It was self-exile。 It wasn't the kind of thing Snakebite knew how to forgive。 I truly don't know how to rate this one。 It's better than a three star read （and for me， those are good） but it doesn't feel like it's fully a four star thing because parts of the book feel。。。 not unfinished， but more like they'll disappear from memory by the time I wake in a few hours。 The smokey cover art manages to capture There was an unspoken rule in Snakebite that said that this truth was different and dangerous。 It was self-exile。 It wasn't the kind of thing Snakebite knew how to forgive。 I truly don't know how to rate this one。 It's better than a three star read （and for me， those are good） but it doesn't feel like it's fully a four star thing because parts of the book feel。。。 not unfinished， but more like they'll disappear from memory by the time I wake in a few hours。 The smokey cover art manages to capture the feeling pretty well， honestly。The Dead and the Dark balances the shifting POV chapters pretty well， though some chapters are told from the perspective of what kind of feels like the wrong character。 For instance， while Ashley can see ghosts， Logan can't， and during more than one ghost appearance， we're with Logan who isn't privy to Ashley's visions so we're another step removed from the action。 Whatever， not the writer and choices were made that I don't have to agree with nor do I need to understand fully。 I like Logan and Ashley and there are some absolutely golden moments in this book。 I liked the idea of Logan's family and the way what's shown to the world is vastly different from what Logan herself experiences， particularly in how Brandon is around her。 It works as both a celebrity commentary and how families across the board can appear one way but reality is a different story。 Extra bonus points are awarded for the dynamic on TV not necessarily being false but simply different due to circumstances。There's a fair amount of creeping dread and Snakebite is perfectly suffocating for an isolated small town that spits out those who are different （if they're lucky） and quietly grinds down others， and it's not a place where the chosen golden kids are exempt from the conformity。 The Dark isn't one of those paranormal baddies that is never explained which is another plus。 If I don't get murdered outside my motel room， let's get drinks sometime。I'm gonna have to agree with those who point out that Ashley/Logan is part of where the story falters。 We spend a very， very long time in the book thinking that Ashley's IN love with her missing （ex） boyfriend and it's not until more than halfway through the book that we find out that they didn't just break up because Ashley didn't want him throwing his life away to stay in Snakebite。 I think someone else mentioned it was more tell than show and it kind of feels that the author felt they were obviously meant to get together so some things were skipped， or maybe they simply fell into the time skips that happen throughout the book。 The pairing is one I like， but it felt like it was missing an important component but I couldn't tell you what it was。 Also， I'm fairly certain that even if you did help break him out of jail， if you sent my dad to jail when you knew damn well he didn't deserve to be there AND didn't have your family intervene to get him out when you should've realized that justice was moving slower than molasses， well。。。 that might be a dealbreaker。 But I get that extraordinary circumstances and all that so eh。The other downside is that we don't really get to know anyone other than Logan， Ashley， the Dark （sorta）， and bits of Alejo and Brandon。 Brandon's intentional but since a good chunk of Ashley's friend group is decimated by the end of the book， it'd be nice if we felt anything about it。 Bug gets a brief shining chapter and she seemed to be an absolute goddamn delight and Tristan's memory is always golden， so I'm not really sure how that's squared with the rest of the friend group。 Eh。 Teen dynamics are a complicated thing。 Anyway， point is， Snakebite doesn't offer much in the way of additional characters you get to root for for very long。 Elexis has a quick moment after another character's death and it's a good one， but it just illustrates that the cast had potential for more。 She wished they weren't always working in reverse， trying to understand what was already done。The end threw me for a loop too， but not the resolution of the Dark and the ghosts and all the other Snakebite paranormal activity。 Nope。 Logan's plan from the start was to have her gap year after Snakebite， but a big， big part of her character arc is how she didn't fit in with both fathers after the events of the Tulsa episode， and then she finds out WHY and is still off on her merry way， crying about the thought of being alone after everything。 Why wouldn't finding out the truth， after Brandon is finally able to step up and be closer to the father he wanted to be， why wouldn't they try and explore that， at least for a while？ I get Ashley leaving Snakebite but Logan leaving her dads at that particular moment felt。。。 odd。Also， fuck you， Tammy Barton， for being more concerned with whether the shitty town was laughing at you behind your back than whether or not your friend's son， who is also your daughter's friend， tried to KILL another person。 Really， fuck you。There are twists but do they count as twists if you see two of them coming a mile away and the biggest twist of all seems to be that local boy is just an unbelievable asshole？ Still， you hold out hope and for the most part even seeing some of it coming doesn't really lessen the impact。 I wanted something moody and spooky to slip into Halloween prep mode and this managed to scratch that itch very well。They had a couple of spots on the road， a couple of sights to take in， but no destination。 That was the point of it。 Logan had been everywhere， but she'd never felt at home。 Ashley had only known one home her whole life， but it wasn't home anymore。They had a thousand new skies to see。 。。。more

Maggie Pitman ，

I just want another YA mystery to hit like Sadie…

Sasha Addison ，

This book is like shitting your pants halfway through a squat and having to finish the squat just so it doesn't run down your legs。 You clean up and realize there's blood in your stool。 A doctor visit later， you realize not only did you shit your pants， but you have stage 4 colon cancer。 You have finished the book。 This book is like shitting your pants halfway through a squat and having to finish the squat just so it doesn't run down your legs。 You clean up and realize there's blood in your stool。 A doctor visit later， you realize not only did you shit your pants， but you have stage 4 colon cancer。 You have finished the book。 。。。more

Megan （thebookishtwins） ，

I received a copy free from the publisher in exchange for an honest reviewrep: f/f romance， lesbian m/c'stw: violence， drowning， attempted murder， murder， homophobia Logan Ortiz-Woodley is the daughter of two of the most popular ghost hunters， and due to this， she travels around the country， always on the move。 When her family arrives at Snakebite， Oregon it is just another stop for another episode。 What Logon didn't expect was the frost reception she and her two dads are met with。 Soon there is I received a copy free from the publisher in exchange for an honest reviewrep: f/f romance， lesbian m/c'stw: violence， drowning， attempted murder， murder， homophobia Logan Ortiz-Woodley is the daughter of two of the most popular ghost hunters， and due to this， she travels around the country， always on the move。 When her family arrives at Snakebite， Oregon it is just another stop for another episode。 What Logon didn't expect was the frost reception she and her two dads are met with。 Soon there is murder， darkness， upheaval， and a web of secrets。 The Dead and the Dark is deliciously creepy， eerie， haunting， and full of secrets and ghosts and romance。 I enjoy a good haunting full of mystery and darkness and The Dead and the Dark does it well。 There is an f/f enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance。 It's an unlikely friendship/relationship which draws a lot of negative attention in the conservative town of Snakebite。 Both girls are flawed and realistic and are fighting against an invisible and dark supernatural force with brings them closer and threatens to tear them apart。 Highly recommend。 。。。more

Nicole D。 ，

Review to come。

mimi ，

3，75！ bien aimé mais sans plus

poemsbyadeline ，

je me suis prise une claque。 ce roman a besoin de plus de lecteurs。 ce récit mérite beaucoup。 je ne pourrais pas complètement retranscrire mes émotions face à ce livre dans mes écrits parce que c’est juste impossible， celles-ci sont beaucoup trop fortes et nombreuses。。les personnages étaient bien， je ne vais pas mentir: j’attendais mieux de leurs parts malheureusement。 j’ai tout de suite était tenue en haleine avec le prologue （qui était *chef kiss*）， il nous met dans l’ambiance dès la première je me suis prise une claque。 ce roman a besoin de plus de lecteurs。 ce récit mérite beaucoup。 je ne pourrais pas complètement retranscrire mes émotions face à ce livre dans mes écrits parce que c’est juste impossible， celles-ci sont beaucoup trop fortes et nombreuses。。les personnages étaient bien， je ne vais pas mentir: j’attendais mieux de leurs parts malheureusement。 j’ai tout de suite était tenue en haleine avec le prologue （qui était *chef kiss*）， il nous met dans l’ambiance dès la première phrase et nous l’impose super bien。。on a vu les relations des personnages se développer au fils du recit et j’ai vraiment adoré le cet aspect de la vie de personne gays dans une ville qui n’aimait pas le changement。。faisant moi même partie de la communauté lgbtqia+ je me suis beaucoup reconnu en plusieurs personnages， logan n’hésite pas à s’affirmer， j’ai tout de suite adoré son personnage fort et faible à la fois。。 elle m’a beaucoup rappelé mon parcours face à l’acceptation que nous， personne faisant partie de la communauté lgbtqia+， seront toujours méprisés pour qui nous sommes réellement :）la relation des deux filles mais omg quoi de mieux？？？ LES TROPES PURÉÉÉ ELLES ÉTAIENT MIAM （mention + au mini spicy moment que j’ai adoré parce qu’on en a pas souvent🤭🤭）enfin bref j’ai adoré ce roman et LISEZ LE！！SPOILERSquotes:“Ashley recognized the same look on Logan’s face that she’d seen in the mirror for months。 They were adrift in the dark， senselessly paddling for shore。”“What kind of guys do you like？” “Uh， none？” “Like。。”“Like none。 I’m a lesbian。”“The bones of a memory were scattered before her。 But she couldn’t bring them to life。”“She was going to die。”“I’m not by myself， I’m with you。”“Losing Logan felt like another death。” 。。。more

Ditte ，

I don't usually read supernatural mysteries but I loved The Dead and the Dark， and Logan and Ashley。 The suspense had me wanting to scream in frustration （but in a good way） and try to speed-read because what the heck was going on in Snakebite？ It's a super compelling book and I may also have shed a few tears。 I really enjoyed this one I don't usually read supernatural mysteries but I loved The Dead and the Dark， and Logan and Ashley。 The suspense had me wanting to scream in frustration （but in a good way） and try to speed-read because what the heck was going on in Snakebite？ It's a super compelling book and I may also have shed a few tears。 I really enjoyed this one 。。。more

wiki ，

Mimo， że przez większość czasu mało rozumiałam to， po tym jak wszystko się wyjaśniło， faktycznie książka mi się podobała。 （i uwielbiam te okładkę）

Whitney Peck ，

Themes are little young- true ghost story， and little to “on the nose” for some key parts， little to cliché for my liking。 Reads at a high school level- not really Young Adult。

Tiffany Okel ，

Creepy at first， but turns out to be a very interesting commentary on what hate in the world creates and can result in。

Jackie Barajas ，

I’m not a huge fan of paranormal books。 I find them to be incredibly cheesy albeit I’ve read 1-2 that were decent。 I went in blind， totally taken in by the intriguing cover。 I wish I would have read it closer to Halloween！ 👻 If you’re into ghosts， spirits， any paranormal of the like， you don’t want to pass up on The Dead and the Dark。 It gave very much Stranger Things vibes， I loved it！

Sophie ，

Creepy and well-written。 Reminded me a lot of Stranger Things。

Jane ，

3。5

Diany （Diany_in_bookland） ，

Okay， if you did not like this book， I am convinced that （a） you're racist， （b） you're homophobic， or （c） we just didn't even read the same book because this had absolutely NO FLAWS。 If you vibe with sapphics， small town mysteries， and a story that will suck you in， you need to read this for spooky season this year。 I wish someone would have told me this had spooky sapphics because I would have definitely picked it up sooner if I had known。 I love a story that keeps me guessing and Courtney Goul Okay， if you did not like this book， I am convinced that （a） you're racist， （b） you're homophobic， or （c） we just didn't even read the same book because this had absolutely NO FLAWS。 If you vibe with sapphics， small town mysteries， and a story that will suck you in， you need to read this for spooky season this year。 I wish someone would have told me this had spooky sapphics because I would have definitely picked it up sooner if I had known。 I love a story that keeps me guessing and Courtney Gould 100% delivered。 There wasn't just one major twist， but there were like 3 or 4 and I was living for it， I did not see any of them coming。 This was just。。。chef's kiss 。。。more

clem ，

LOGANASHLEY I LOVE U SO MUCH alejo also has my whole heart like i want him to be my dad， i also looooved the kind of plot twist towards the end tho it wasn't a big surprise， it was still very entertaining and emotional i loved it LOGANASHLEY I LOVE U SO MUCH alejo also has my whole heart like i want him to be my dad， i also looooved the kind of plot twist towards the end tho it wasn't a big surprise， it was still very entertaining and emotional i loved it 。。。more

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