Name: Ascension
ISBN: 9789815162004

Eliza Victoria

Something lives in a rotting house in the town of Santa Clara.

Emilia has not thought of this house for years, until a chance meeting with Alma, an old friend from her hometown.

When Alma suddenly dies, Emilia finds her way back to Santa Clara, to her circle of friends who rekindle memories of a bizarre ritual left unfinished.

Of a dark visitor who sits by their bed at night, of a being who won’t let them sleep.

Must they once again awaken whoever dwells in that lonely house?

Ascension

I enjoyed reading it but I felt like it  needed to be more spooky. I was expecting the level of horror that you wouldn't want to turn the page or scream at the character to not be stupid and enter the haunted area. I was more curious to unravel the lore behind that spooky place and know why it only revealed itself to the group of friends. (Which, spoiler alert, didn't happen.) Given that Filipinos have pretty scary creatures, I was hoping that this new entity would join that list. The story focused on more trying to figure out the secrets of one another rather than figuring out how to defeat that creature.