One decision. A woman hurrying through an airport picks up some stranger's fallen book instead of kicking it under a chair.
And the feeding frenzy begins.
The strangely beautiful little volume passes relentlessly from hand to hand as if by magic, from a flight attendant to a barista to a teen-ager's mom to a sassy retiree and on and on and on. Anyone who peers inside finds themselves entranced by a story of unearthly horrors-a story that seems meant for them alone. The last story they will ever read.
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THE TENTACLES HAD BARELY TUCKED themselves securely away before someone noticed the book lying open near the seat.- PROLOGUE
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(@FalstaffBooks, 12 February 2023, e-galley, 118 pages, copy @HeartFeltPromo)
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I enjoyed The Open Book. This is a fun horror read. I liked the premise, just picking up a discarded book that pulls your attention and being plunged into a waking nightmare, compelled to turn the pages of a horrific story that seems to hold you enraptured and seems to be destined for your eyes alone. The horror is subtle at times, not gory which I enjoyed a lot.
