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Book Review | Graveyard Shift

From the author of  If We Were Villains  comes  Graveyard Shift , a new horror mystery novella. The story centers around an insomniatic group of night workers who stumble across a freshly dug grave, and, over the span of a single night, they try to uncover its secrets. I found the characters themselves to be fun and engaging and we get some crumbs of fantastic body horror, but the plot itself is threadbare. Granted, novellas can be a tricky length to tackle, and, clocking at only 144 pages, this book feels more like the barebones of a plot idea than a proper story. It feels incomplete. I wish it had been fleshed out and developed further because, as it stands, many questions go half-answered and the abrupt ending may leave readers unsatisfied. Thank you, Netgalley and ‎Flatiron Books, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.