Until the Last Light Goes Out

Kirkus, “YA Books For Teens Seeking the Next Big Thrill”

“A sure-fire hit for horror fans.” - Kirkus

“Gould blends supernatural horror, mystery, and lingering first love in this moody gothic thriller….Vivid prose renders the setting with unnerving physicality as corridors shift, time fractures, and the locale’s decaying glamour becomes increasingly predatory….A narrative that’s equally driven by devotion and dread.” - Publisher’s Weekly

“Gould leavens nerve-jangling suspense and ever-building terror with compelling depictions of familial affection, deep friendships and emotional reckonings for her characters in the past and present.” - BookPage

“On the surface, this is a story about what you would do for the people you love. But really, this is a story about what we would do to survive.” - Grit City Books, via The Seattle Times

“Nobody writes atmosphere like Courtney Gould. Beguiling and emotional, Until the Last Light Goes Out is a love story, a multigenerational horror, and a fever dream cast in a sinister neon glow. Don’t miss this one.” –Allison Saft, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Starlight

“Courtney Gould’s visceral and emotional explorations of adolescence show an intrinsic understanding of where its true horror lies – but never lack the hope, compassion and resilience that make her books essential reading. This is one wicked talent who wields a powerful pen. Don’t miss her latest.” –Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie

“Brutal and bloody from the first page to the last, Until the Last Light Goes Out questions how deep the monsters are buried in all of us. Part romance, part nightmare, this gothic horror will have you terrified of the color pink.” –Megan Lally, New York Times bestselling author of That’s Not My Name

Praise for What the Woods Took:

“Gould concocts a harrowing story of trauma and metamorphosis.. Depictions of the power of connection and love in the face of hardship ground the otherworldly happenings; the simmering romance between Devin and Sheridan is a standout bright spot.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“An enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance framed in horror, with transformation at its core.” - School Library Journal

“Atmospheric with genuine scares, What the Woods Took examines how teenagers can go through the worst and still choose to trust, over and over again. This excellent addition to the roster of queer YA horror will please fans of Rory Power and Mindy McGinnis.” - Bookpage

“A slow-burn supernatural thriller.. creepy and atmospheric.” - Booklist

“Gripping plot…Fast paced and atmospheric.” - Kirkus

“Gould has crafted a truly terrifying monster in these woods…Those looking for a book that can hold them over until the next season of Yellowjackets could start here at this sapphic, enemies-to-lovers psychological horror in the woods.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers queer romance also steals the breath in this macabre tale sure to frighten even as it celebrates healing.” - Shelf Awareness

“This is pitch-perfect survival horror with heart, with purpose beyond scares, and it still delivers a hell of a fright. An absolute must-read.” - Alison Ames, author of It Looks Like Us

“A spooky, intimately woven page-turner that effortlessly balances complex monster horror with tender character dynamics.”- Ryan Douglass, New York Times bestselling author of The Taking of Jake Livingston

“Haunting and cuttingly tender, What The Woods Took has it all: slippery twists, satisfying scares, and a breathless sapphic romance.” – Ann Fraistat, author of What We Harvest and A Place For Vanishing

“Weaves a fierce, prickly love story through the heart of a bone-chilling horror.” - Elizabeth Kilcoyne, award-winning author of Wake The Bones

“Courtney Gould is a master of psychological horror.” - Rebecca Mahoney, author of The Valley and the Flood and The Memory Eater

“A visceral, unflinching, and emotionally powerful horror novel…this is Gould at her most poignant and most electric.” -Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning

“Courtney Gould deepens her signature psychological scares into a survivalist tale that’s dripping with pain, hope, and self-love.” -Adam Sass, award-winning author of Surrender Your Sons

“With prose as sharp as snapping branches and a tense yet tender sapphic romance, each page oozes with atmosphere, leaving readers no choice but to contend with the terrifying idea that the monsters lurking in the woods look a lot like the ones we carry with us.” – Adrienne Tooley, author of The Third Daughter and Sweet & Bitter Magic

“Unsettling, raw, and absolutely terrifying. Gould tears open the tender, angry heart of teenage friendship and what happens when our loved ones fail us.” -Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times bestselling author of She is a Haunting

Courtney Gould writes books about queer girls, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and Publishing. She was born and raised in Salem, OR, where she continues to write love letters to the haunted girls and rural, empty spaces. She is the author of The Dead and the Dark, Where Echoes Die, and What the Woods Took.

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