Burden Falls by Kat Ellis Genre: Young Adult Horror Publishing Date: August 24, 2021 Content Warnings: strong elements of horror; in particular, there is some gore (relating to blood and eyes), death of 2 parents, gaslighting , and several deaths/dead bodies on- page. Riverdale meets Stephen King in the terrifying new thriller from the author of Harrow Lake. The town of Burden Falls drips with superstition, from rumors of its cursed waterfall to Dead - Eyed Sadie, the disturbing specter who haunts it. Ava Thorn grew up right beside the falls, and since a horrific accident killed her parents a year ago, she’s been plagued by nightmares in which Sadie comes calling — nightmares so chilling, Ava feels as if she’ll never wake up. But when some one close to Ava is brutally murdered and she’s the primary suspect, she begins to wonder if the stories might be more than legends — and if the ghost haunting her dreams might be terrifyingly real. Whatever secrets Burden Falls is hidi