alright, i finished it. five stars. this is another one that i’d categorize as “not for everyone but, damn, it was for me.” the Bog-Wife is a character study in generational trauma as experienced by five siblings who bury their abusive father only to watch the rhythm of their isolated lives collapse around them. not everyone will find Eda, Charlie, Wenna, Percy, and Nora lovable but i did— lovable, and painfully familiar. 

technically this is classed as horror but i’d recommend it to anyone who’s interested in testing the waters in the shallow end of horror, or more specifically: folk horror.