Read as a buddy read!  Sooo weird and unpredictable, I didn’t fully understand what was going on at times. I had a little trouble feeling fully engaged at some points because it can drag a little and I felt myself losing focus/forgetting what I had read some chapters.

Beautifully written and I marked sooo many passages! I loved the complex, flawed characters and unreliable narrator aspect. This was a Character driven novel that explores vulnerability of people, array of human emotions (such as envy, obsession, and desire), and that we all just want to be loved/seen!

The book could get very dark/violent especially towards the end so do check content warnings. I can’t believe this is loosely based on an actual historical event 👀

I felt like I wanted more, everything comes to a head so quickly and then it’s over. Didn’t love this as much as The Water Cure, but much better than Blue Ticket! A phrase that comes to mind to describe this novel simply is: “be gay, do crime”