Leena is excited about her senior year at boarding school. She and two of her best friends are moving into a cool dorm on the outskirts of campus. It's an old house that is usually reserved for senior boys, but she convinced the Dean of Students to let her and her friends have it. She's supposed to have the downstairs room to herself the first semester and then share the room with a fourth friend when she returns from study abroad. But her plan changes when the Dean assigns Celeste to the dorm for the semester. Celeste broke her leg right before school started and is on crutches, so she needs a first floor dorm room. Celeste is loner who enjoys drama in her life. Her brother, David, has transferred to the school as well. Right away, Celeste claims strange things are happening in the room. Added to that is vandalism, nightmares and unexplained bruises. Leena is also dealing with some weirdness with the room, but in her case, she finds the room welcoming and safe. She has an unhealthy obsession with the closet.
This book was definitely a page turner. Quite a good Gothic suspense novel. However, I was disappointed in the ending. I thought I had the "twist" figured out, but there wasn't really a twist at all. I think there is more story there to tell, especially with Leena's state of mind, but if you can't tell that in 400 pages, then maybe you save that for another book. Fine debut novel.
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