I've got such mixed feelings on this book. I absolutely loved the way Golden portrayed friendships and made each of his characters distinct and real. And by the end, it was a really fun romp of a horror novel. On the other hand, there were just so many POVs--the desire to go through them all and try to give each one so much development and backstory made the first fourth of the book read so slowly for me, I suspect I would have DNF'd if I hadn't been reading it for a book club, and even later in the book, it felt like whole chapters/POVs would have been better off cut in order to speed up the pacing of the larger story and avoid needless drag--honestly, I feel like that would have made for a much stronger book.
I can understand why the conception of this book in particular would have led Golden to use so, so, so many character POVs, but I think the sheer number on top of the desire to give each one so much development was something of an Achilles' heel here; certainly, the number of POVs meant that I didn't get so attached to any one as I might have, and really affected the emotional engagement and impact of the book. Even at the end, what should have been emotional just read as a bit flat because I'd spent so little time with the characters in question.
I probably will give Golden another try because I've heard he doesn't always use this many POVs, but as much as I loved the concept and enjoyed aspects of this, it's probably not one I'll feel the need to recommend unless someone's specifically looking for a fun horror read to take on around Halloween. And even then, my recommendation would have to come with the caveat of it feeling like a bit of a slow-burn soap opera early on.