At a crossroads within a dying, haunted town, Hollis Brown agrees to help and house Walt, a strange boy he’s just met. This promise is far more literal than it seems, and Walt settles within Hollis’s bones, taking control of his life. With gritted teeth and righteous fury, Hollis has to figure out how to make peace with the spirit who lied to him and now lives within him. And all too quickly, their relationship blooms into something far more dangerous and cascading than a mere possession. This was an achingly romantic story that I had no choice but to devour all at once, at any and all costs. An instant favorite.
The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum, (List Price: $19.99, HarperCollins, 9780063285835, April 2025)
Reviewed by Jordan April, Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, North Carolina