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katierobertsonshaddix's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Stage's portrayal of an adult mother-daughter relationship manages to be simultaneously relatable and terrifying. She captures the dreamlike uncertainty and isolation of life early in the covid 19 pandemic and it forms the perfect backdrop for the nightmarish tale where both the characters and readers are left uncertain of the bounds of reality.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Grief, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Chronic illness and Child death
Minor: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
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