Nightjars

Release date: September 2026

This was perfection! Wehunt did an amazing job of blending classic vampire lore with modern day murder mystery, crime, and psychological thriller. It was a layered story of generational curses (of the supernatural kind) trauma, addiction, and family. The love the main character Luke had for his daughter and ex-wife absolutely crushed me.

I enjoyed the different medias used throughout the book to go with the main storyline. We get backstory and a better picture of repressed memories through pages of a journal and also through hypnotherapy notes. We also get some historical background on Nightjars through pages of a book that belonged to Luke’s father. It all played really well alongside the current story.

So yeh. Appalachian folklore, but make it vampires! This book appealed so much to my mountain roots. I can’t wait to recommend it to everyone who enjoys Appalachian horror. It honestly made my heart so happy. The creepy factor was 10/10 and some of the imagery will haunt me for days to come.

Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Michael Wehunt for the ARC!