This book has such a strong opening. Truly, the second chapter (I think it was second) dives into the nigthmarishly unsettling teritory, and the way it ended left me disturbed (had to pause with reading at that point to jump in the sea to cool off. Also, it was sweltering warm.).

But what was surpring was that even though the book deals with some dark & heavy topics (like, r*pe, kidnapping, abusive mothers, child abduction, loss of a spouse), the book managed to be so funny. The author has a great sense of humor and I was left laughing out loud almost every other chapter (while being unnerved in between). The story is also split in the timeline, building for us a mystery through multiple generations, giving us that epic feel of a family saga (and maybe you already heard this, but a difficult mother-daughter relationship in media is my jam, and oh boy, this one has multiple generations doing horrible shit).

And as a treat, we also got a creepy children show in the vein of Candle Cove, which is always a bonus, if you ask me.

In conclusion, I was unsettled and entertained, and as a folk horror title, this one is a true gem.