We're Not Safe Here

This book was so good! It’s told in a mixed media format so you’re reading blog posts, message boards and found videos! The details that was put into this book were mind blowing! The characters, the setting and the history is all woven together perfectly. The pace and plot are spot on. I didn’t want this one to end but I also NEED this into a movie or at least a show/series like asap!

This one was so unique and different. It was written in different medias, it was like you were searching through forums, videos and comment sections. It definitely had the creepy vibes going and compelling where I wanted to know what was going to happen

We’re Not Safe Here by Rin ChupecoPublished by Sourcebooks Fire — thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my gifted ARC.Imagine if Reddit, Blair Witch, and The X-Files had an anxious, over-caffeinated baby, and then handed it a GoPro and a cryptid survival guide. That’s basically We’re Not Safe Here, a mixed media YA horror novel that’s trying very hard to freak you out, and mostly succeeds — while occasionally tripping over its own narrative wires like a podcaster running from a mothman in the dark.Wispy Falls is the kind of town that slaps a big, cheery “You’ll Be Safe Here!” sign out front — and then politely ignores the blood trails leading into the woods. Enter our chaotic good protagonist, a 17-year-old vlogger named Storymancer (yes, really), whose brother vanished years ago and who now broadcasts cryptid-hunting exposés to his remaining dozen subscribers and maybe some government agents. The entire book unfolds in found footage style: transcripts of videos, forum posts, DMs, public access radio warnings, and chilling PSAs that say things like: “Remain still. If she walks backwards, do not speak.” Cool cool cool, no thanks.The atmosphere? Top-tier. There’s a real sense of dread baked into every page. The creatures? Disturbing enough that I now flinch when I hear a twig snap. The format? It’s a double-edged machete. On one hand, it’s inventive and immersive. On the other, I frequently felt like I was eavesdropping on five conversations at once while someone screamed in the distance — which, to be fair, might’ve been the point.Emotionally, I wanted more. Storymancer is grieving, raging, questioning everything — but the format keeps him at a distance. We know what he’s doing, but not always why he’s doing it, and that robs the story of some much-needed emotional weight. Still, the ambition is undeniable. Chupeco doesn’t play it safe — they swing big, with cryptid lore, town-wide conspiracies, and a creepy government facility named Penumbra, which is either wildly ominous or just trying to sound like a perfume.Did the ending answer all my questions? No. Did it leave me unsettled and slightly paranoid? Absolutely. And isn’t that what you want from a horror novel in the end?“Don’t go into the woods. The stones will protect you.” That’s not advice — that’s a warning.⭐⭐⭐💫 (3.5 stars, rounded up for the vibes and the monsters)#WereNotSafeHere #RinChupeco #YAReads #CryptidHorror #FoundFootageFiction #BookReview #ARCReview #MixedMediaBooks #SpookySeasonReads #YAHorror #Storymancer #NetGalley #SourcebooksFire #WispyFallsWTF #BackwardsLadyNeedsToChill

Absolutely disappointed.It started off interesting and drew me in until the last two chapters. Parts and characters started to get confusing..Almost like the author struggled to end it and I actually thought there might be part one and two however it just crashed in the end...sad because I waited for this to come out. Probably my least favorite book of hers .

While not normally in a style I like, even I can’t deny it’s done exceptionally well. Rin takes her normal skill and flips it, and it’s fantastic. The story is engrossing, the characters interesting, and the arc makes you think.