I don't think I've read a book like this one before. I thought it would be grief mixed with horror, but it's more grief mixed with magical realism and a little gore. Some of the imagery in this book is crazy, I loved it. 

I don't think grief is explored as deeply as I expected it to be, though. These characters do keep a distance from their grief and how they talk about it, so I didn't find it to be as emotional as I was expecting. I was expecting to be wrecked by this story, but I wasn't. It was like I was watching it from above, you know? I was detached. I only felt something at the end, cause it was sad, but I don't feel like the writing style engaged me as much as I wanted to be engaged by it. 

That said, it's a unique story and though I feel the characters lacked some depth, I did enjoy my time with this book.