After the first I decided not to go farther in this series, and then I changed my mine just because I liked the whole idea of Rockton, where no one is there under their real name and no one knows exactly why anyone else is there. I found it quite enjoyable, although the villain was pretty obvious, and Casey makes some moves that are so boneheadly dumb that I had to apply the TSTL label to those scenes. A good creepy mystery with some really chilling moments. Armstrong adds even more oddities to the situation as they deal with Val and the Council. Decent pacing, good dialogue, great sense of place, interesting characters. And there's a puppy! Also liked that we learn more about the hostiles and the others living outside. I will read the next.
