Private Rites is to sisterhood what Our Wives Under the Sea is to grief and loss. There is definitely a watery horror underpinning this story - no one writes water horror quite like Armfield. The mental strain, the varied physicality of it, the neverending, almost monotonous dripping. But, at its core, this story is focused on 3 sisters and their twisted relationship. The prose is gorgeous, almost meandering in it's languid fluidity.

I think I would read anything Armfield writes. This is an easy 5 stars for me. Thank you to NetGalley and Flatiron for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.