Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce is a story of witchcraft and possession.

Mina is a recent child psychologist graduate. However, she is still grieving the loss of her brother. During a therapy group, she meets journalist Sam. He asks if she’d join him to investigate a family that is encountering strange behaviors from their daughter Alice. Mina decides to go despite her fiancée Oscar’s disapproval.

Alice persistently describes being watched and spoken to by a witch that hides behind her walls (so creepy!). While her brain tries to rationalize Alice’s behaviors, she can’t deny that another element is at play. She experiences strange phenomena such as hearing animal sounds at night and seeing glimpses of the witch.

Alice and Sam investigate the origin of these occurrences while also fighting their own demons of their lost loved ones. Spoiler- Then Alice’s former friends begin dying. The witch needs to be excised, but how and by whom?

This is where the book took a confusing turn for me. While I completely enjoyed the writing and the witchy element, the ending left me a bit disappointed. It was as though the whole witch aspect was forgotten.