CW: abuse, suicide, suicidal ideation

I struggled a little to get used to Nova Ren Suma's writing style with this one. It was very reminiscent of Leslye Walton's writing style as they are both very lyrical and metaphorical which can take some adjusting after reading a lot of contemporary and fantasy that aren't written that way. Once I got used to it I really did enjoy the story and the magical realism that surrounded the main character Bina and the tenants of Catherine House. I feel like this story would have done better to use some other plot device aside from suicide/attempted suicide to revolve around because it seemed unnecessary to me. Some parts of the story still confuse me and gives me like a LOST vibe where I know my questions will never have answers because that is just how it is. I gave this 3.5 out of 5 stars, rounded to 4.