A review by thelibraryofminds
Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt

3.0

I'm glad I read this- an interesting story of ghosts and mothers and daughters and orphans. It follows two stories here- Ruth who grows up in a foster home with Nate where they are basically there for the money the state provides-and Cora, who has recently realized she is pregnant. The story shifts between the past and present, as these women go on a road trip and as more of the past is revealed. Definitely a gothic tale (I don't know if I would say southern gothic? It's missing some of the weird markers for that genre.) but really interesting and layered. I agree with Bailey that the end wasn't as strong as the rest, and honestly the narrator for Ruth has this weird flat voice for men where she really over-enunciated that bothers me. So maybe don't listen to this on audio.