Untethered
About
Thirteen years ago, her mother abandoned her, then vanished. Talia Adair never knew which of those things haunted her more.
Now that she’s an adult, she tries to lay those ghosts to rest for the sake of her fraying mental health by staying with the eccentric grandmother she just met, in Elmwood– the very town her mother disappeared from. Only, things quickly turn strange when her mother is mysteriously found with hair as white as bone, half- mad, and with no memory of where she’s been.
While the reunited Adair women are each a tangle of secrets within the old, half-shuttered family home, things begin to seep from the shadows of the surrounding woods. Grinning things of wings and teeth. Things from folklore. Things so old they no longer have a name.
It isn’t long before Talia can no longer tell what’s real or who to trust as the truth about her family’s dark past begins to unravel, and a horned man draws her into a dangerous, savage game.
Praise for this book
Untethered by Rhiannon Blackwood is a haunting, atmospheric descent into madness — or something far more sinister. From the first page, this book wraps around you like a fog you can’t shake, pulling you into its eerie woods, crumbling house, and the creeping dread that clings to every word.
Talia is a brilliantly written, unreliable narrator whose unraveling feels both terrifying and heartbreakingly real. The line between reality and horror blurs so effortlessly, you’ll find yourself questioning what’s real right alongside her. The whispering shadows, the haunted woods, and that unsettling voice calling her name made for such a chilling, claustrophobic read.
Rhiannon Blackwood’s prose is sharp, lyrical, and unsettling in the best way. It’s one of those reads that crawls under your skin and lingers long after you turn the last page.