Leanne Olson

by M. Rickert

Releasing September 13, 2022 from Tordotcom

Lucky Girl is a wonderfully wicked seasonal horror novella.  It combines Krampus, serial killers, storytelling, and Christmas ghost stories all into a short hundred pages.  

I loved the depth of character work in Lucky Girl, the slowly-building dread, and the story-within-a-story structure.  I finished it last night and still felt a bit unsettled when I woke up this morning.  It sucked me in as deeply as a novel.

I did find the pacing a bit off near the end — I felt rushed through a few creepy events and I’d have liked the author to spend a little more time on them.  But I’m so glad I read this one, it’s a perfect snack to for late at night right before bed.  I plan to read it again at Christmas.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tordotcom for my review copy of this book