A review by ergative
The Inn at the Edge of the World by Alice Thomas Ellis

2.5

This was an odd combination of the disagreeable and the numinous, with a very un-funny plot line in which a creepy rapey murderous stalker seems to be getting played for laughs, backed by lots of haha so humorous daydreams about domestic violence. Very 1990s in its ethos. Was it supposed to be edgy? But ASIDE from that (Mrs Lincoln, how did you like the play?) the character work was good, the dialogue crisp, and the selkie stuff worked extremely well.