Friends. Welcome to Elmhallow.
Seb, along with a select group of participants, finds himself washed up on an isolated island called Elmhallow, under the guardianship of a mysterious couple. As the experiment steps up another level, Seb is forced to team up with Eleanor once more.
But where is Finn? And what does HappyHead have in store for them next?
Happy Head, the first volume of this duology, went to some places I wasn't expecting. This second volume goes even further. Early on Seb references the Milgram experiments - although the description he gives is more like the Stanford Prison experiment, but not exactly that either - and it's very very apt, as Seb and his cohort are led, step by step, into increasingly dark and depraved acts.
Parts of this were very difficult to read - props to the writing which made it all feel very real! - and I was very nearly screaming at the page for things to not go as they usually ended up going. It's a fantastic read that will really get people thinking about peer pressure and how to stand up and what's acceptable and what's not.
I make it sound very boring, but there's a really fascinating story wrapped around all of this, and it's a brilliant read. Definitely worth looking into!
Dead Happy published on the 2nd of May, 2024. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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