Spooky Halloween - hardcover edition of Hemlock Island is next to an orange Once Upon a Book Club box
Spooky Halloween - the book Hemlock Island is centered surrounded by text: trapped on an island, feeling of being watched, summoning evil, alone in the dark, storms at night, and no communication

Limited Edition - Spooky Halloween 2023 (Ready-to-Ship)

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Our most popular annual box is back for 2023 and this terrifying read will come with a collection of 4 hauntingly good gifts to bring this suspenseful tale to life! Be careful reading this past your bedtime, as the things that go bump in the night may be all too dangerous...

Boxes will include a brand new, hardcover edition of Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong, a signed bookplate by the author, letter from the author, and additional content!

These boxes are ready-to-ship and will depart our warehouse within 2 business days from ordering!

How It Works!
  1. Start reading your monthly book! Each box includes an exciting new read and your experience begins the moment you turn to page one.
  2. As you read, you'll find "Open Your Gift" sticky notes! Unwrap the gift with the matching page number and experience the book coming to life before your eyes!
  3. Chat about your reading experience with readers around the globe! Our private Facebook group is the perfect place to meet dedicated readers like you!

About the Book

Laney Kilpatrick has been renting her vacation home to strangers. The invasion of privacy gives her panic attacks, but it’s the only way she can keep her beloved Hemlock Island, the only thing she owns after a pandemic-fueled divorce. But broken belongings and campfires that nearly burn down the house have escalated to bloody bones, hex circles, and now, terrified renters who’ve fled after finding blood and nail marks all over the guest room closet, as though someone tried to claw their way out…and failed.

When Laney shows up to investigate with her teenaged niece in tow, she discovers that her ex, Kit, has also been informed and is there with Jayla, his sister and her former best friend. Then Sadie, another old high school friend, charters over with her brother, who’s now a cop.

There are tensions and secrets, whispers in the woods, and before long, the discovery of a hand poking up from the earth. Then the body that goes with it… But by that time, someone has taken off with their one and only means off the island, and they’re trapped with someone—or something—that doesn’t want them leaving the island alive.

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Customer Reviews

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Kaitlin

Luckily the branding sticker came off much easier on this one and the gifts were so good! Given the price point I do think there should’ve been at least one more but still happy with this box.

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Letty G.

Really enjoyed it! It felt very current and had some funny moments.

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Mallory G.
Amazing book

I decided to buy this box even though this year's Halloween pre-order is up, and I'm glad I did. The book is fantastic, and the gifts aren't overly Halloween themed, which I appreciate. The QR code in the book was perfection, and helped set the mood leading up to the ending.

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Megan W.
Page turner!

This was a great book that I had a hard time putting down! Kept me guessing and on my toes till the very end! The corresponding gifts were fantastic and went great with it!

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BigHurt
Freaky indeed on the edge of your seat

Surprised at every turn.


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