Moon Basin has been haunted for as long as anyone can remember. It started when an explosion in the mine killed sixteen people. The disaster made it impossible to live in town, with underground fires spewing ash into the sky. But life in New Basin is just as fraught. The ex-mining town relies on its haunted reputation to bring in tourists, but there’s more truth to the rumors than most are willing to admit, and the mine still has a hold on everyone who lives there.
Clem and Nina form a perfect loop—best friends forever, and perhaps something more. Their circle opens up for a strange girl named Lisey with a knack for training crows, and Piper, whose father is fascinated with the mine in a way that’s anything but ordinary. The people of New Basin start experiencing strange phenomena—sleepwalking, night terrors, voices that only they can hear. And no matter how many vans of ghost hunters roll through, nobody can get to the bottom of what’s really going on. Which is why the girls decide to enter the mine themselves.
⤖ My Review ⬻
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by YA horror lately, and To Break a Covenant was no exception! I was so happy to experience a number of goosebump-inducing moments, as well as uncertainty, discomfort, and I also had to turn up or turn on the light when reading certain parts!
We have all experienced starting to read a book and finding that it’s different from what we expected. Sometimes this is a good thing, and sometimes it’s a bad thing. I’m happy to say that it was the former in the case of To Break a Covenant.
I thought that it would be a lot more tame than it turned out being,so I ended up being very vocal while reading To Break a Covenant–my fiance noting that I would say things like “Ahhhh! Yes!” or “Oh no! Don’t go that way!” He was almost pulled into the experience alongside myself that way, haha.
I really appreciated the storytelling and writing style in To Break a Covenant as well, and will definitely be keeping an eye on the author, Alison Ames. I would happily read anything Ames writes in the YA genre or if they decided to dabble in the adult genre! In fact, it’s looking like Ames has another YA title coming out this September!
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It sounds so creepy so I’m happy to see it lives up to the expectations!