Penpal

This was a fun read- it's got a good amount of chill to it and made me feel like a kid listening to some classic urban legends at a slumber party. A bit campy but it was a fun read

I listened to a podcast that had this spooky story and had to get the book after to read it myself Each chapters end makes your gut sink a little more until the finale

Although this had spots of slow reading it was still an excellent book to read. This is worth reading to the climatic ending.

It was very ominous and suspenseful. Horror is my favorite genre and there were parts that actually had my mouth wide open, from me not being able to guess what would happen next. I loveeee this book. Lowkey though I disliked the mom for keeping everything from everyone.

This book came VERY highly recommended. Took be a bit to get through as I didn't care for how it time jumped. I may be broken but at best it was mildly creepy for me. I would love to read this done from another characters POV.

Impossible to put down, Penpal tells the story of a man reflecting back on his childhood, full of strange scenarios and unanswered questions, as he puts the pieces together and discovers the horrifying truth about his life. The end of each chapter felt like a punch to the gut as more of the story came to light in chilling and ominous revelations. Seeing in part through the eyes of a child, his innocence and naivety is a powerful tool to illustrate how dark and disturbing some of the plot elements truly are. Nothing could have prepared me for the ending, which was beautifully written but devastating and soul-crushing. In a matter of pages, all of the unanswered questions are explained, though you may wish that they had remained unanswered.