Review by guywho_reads - We Need to Do Something

5.0

Eric LaRocca meets Ian Reid. This whole book was a fever dream

My bookclub, House of 1000 Books spent way too much time picking this apart. So go listen for all my thoughts.

How did you feel reading from an unreliable narrator pov?
How long were they in there? Her phone battery lasted and no one starved so it wasn’t 4 days. But time isn’t real.
Was the Father and brother the same person? Both (almost) died by snake; shared a name. Father was only nice to the son. They both died of poison!! The son got it from the snake, the dad from the alcohol wipes.
Baby/birth motif. Why was it relevant?
Is Amy a real person? Was the ritual real? Did the dad talk to her on the phone? If not her, then who?
The ending….?? Shook.
The Alcohol ism!!
The family is obviously very broken so I initially thought the premise was them being forced into close quarters and they all just kinda fought and fixed their relationships. Didn’t expect the supernatural ritual shit.
Keeping the ritual ambiguous and a secret for a long time!! And just her attachment to her phone.
Mel’s parents suck clearly so she is so codependent with Amy. I couldn’t even tell if they had a long relationship or barely know each other?