What would happen if I copied one of my GoodReads reviews into a blank, evil Book of Shadows? Would it transform into a glittering work of literary criticism? Would I fall into a trance and scribble Black Phillip in the margins, as main character Mel does? Or see the creatures I draw out of the corner of my eye, late at night?

What would happen if I tried to get rid of the book, and a passing influencer pulled it from the trash? Would YouTube’s servers burst into flames? What would this catastrophe mean for the Internet? For those of us who aren’t members of the Megachurch of Personality?

I love the Diary of a Haunting series. Book of Shadows has its problems (an unlikeable main character, characters who make poor decisions, etc.), but it’s just what I wanted to read the week before Halloween.