Bad Man by Dathan Auerbach

Bad Man
By: Dathan Auerbach
Published By: Doubleday Books
Rating: 📖📖📖📖.5/5
// I received this ARC for free in exchange for an honest review //

It started as any other day. There was a game of hide and seek and then a trip to the grocery store with your little brother. We've all been there, having to babysit a younger sibling while trying to get something done. For Ben, it was just another day until his brother Eric disappears from the bathroom. Ben immediately goes into panic mode and begins looking for his brother to no avail. Over the next five years Ben never gives up looking for his brother although it seems like the town has given up. In spite of the horrible memories the store invokes, Ben takes a job at the very grocery store where Eric disappeared. But the store has plans for Ben as he slowly unravels the mystery of what may have happened to his brother.

Wow. Just wow. I can't even put into words how confused, drained and invested I was in this book. I thought it might never end...in a good way! Auerbach has a way with words and character development that is often missing in horror books. I felt what Ben was going through has he looked for his brother. I actually yelled at the book at one point because I was so surprised what happened. I just wanted to know what happened to Eric and how it would all turn out in the end. Just when I thought it was over and everything was resolved, Auerbach threw in just one more twist that made me say "ugh, that ending!" It is really hard to write this review without giving away any details, so I will keep it short.

I highly, highly recommend this book for anyone who loves a good mystery. I will likely pick up Pen Pal too because I can't get enough of Auerbach's writing!

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