Thank you to NetGalley and Harper for access to an early release copy.

The way you get dropped into this plot and it HOOKED me. Angustias, her husband and her two new premie twins flee their hometown avoiding a plague but continuing a journey filled with sorrow and destitute. Our main character meets a so called grave digger, Vistacion, the only person willing to conduct any burial rites.

A lot of characters were introduced in the beginning and little explanation, as a heavier plot story, so I felt myself getting lost who was who at the start. Especially when flipping from third and first person. But I loved the character of Vistacion- her no non sense attitude and her blunt way she handled things. The POV switch ups were jarring, not much in the form of transitions. Which could also be why it took a bit to try and figure out who was who. But the story was still interesting and intriguing, I just wish it didn’t feel so jumbled and disconnected overall. This feels almost like there is a backstory that I wasn’t I aware of.