My Daylight Monsters

As seen on Caity Reads. I loved this novella. Even though it's very short, there was a lot of interesting and creepy things packed into this novella. I've never read a book set in a psychiatric ward before and I thought it was very well done. I absolutely loved Dalton's writing style. The hospital and the characters were described very vividly. I was able to imagine the setting, the characters, and the things happening in the book, which definitely added to the eerie feeling you get while reading this book. You just get a really creepy vibe from this book (for good reason) and I'm glad I read it in the day time (haha!). The pacing of this novella is especially great. You jump right into things, and it doesn't stop until the end; it was fantastic. I've found that a lot of times while reading shorter novels or novellas, you don't always get to connect or learn as much about the setting or the characters. That definitely was not a problem in this novella. I really loved the characters in this story. I thought they were unique and well done, and I especially liked the main character, Mary. I thought it made it very interesting that even though she really did not want to be in the psychiatric ward, she understood that it was something she needed to do. I also really loved her roommate, Lacey. She was very outgoing and outspoken, and I think she added a lot to the story. They develop a friendship within a few days, and it's fantastic. They get along really well, they're able to laugh and joke, which I think is important considering they are in a psychiatric ward. I really enjoyed this novella and I can't wait to pick up the sequel. I can't wait to find out what happens to Mary. The one downside to the sequel is that I'm not sure it involves anyone from the ward (side note: Do not read the synopsis for the sequel until you finish this novella, the synopsis does spoil this novella). Which is unfortunate, but I will still be picking it up.