Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

On a small, insular island where a monstrous predator has hunted young women for generations, three very different girls—an outsider who sees deeper than others, the charismatic popular girl, and the quiet, secretive new arrival—form an uneasy alliance to uncover the truth behind the killings and the town’s long-buried complicity. As they peel back layers of folklore, violence, and betrayal, they confront both the supernatural threat and the community’s toxic myths about girlhood, forging fierce friendship, confronting trauma, and reclaiming power in a tense, feminist horror tale that blends mystery, magic, and coming-of-age defiance.

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