disclaimer: I received this free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

content warnings: rape, domestic abuse, murder, violence, drug use, addiction

rep: biracial side characters (black, white), lesbian side character

Mayhem was... a weird one, not necessarily in a bad way as I do love a weird book but it didn't always work. There were a lot of things to like about Mayhem - it's fierce and loving protagonist, the reclamation of power, and a family history full of... magic? Mayhem is a Brayburn and in the coastal town of Santa Maria, California her family are something, feared and revered due to a secret mystery - some sort of magic, a power that runs through the female lineage in her family. It's a story about grief, love, and family, and about recovering from addiction and abuse and about overcoming and learning ways to cope with fear and vulnerability. Like I said, it has it's good bits but considering the story, it was not as atmospheric as it could have been so the weirdness didn't always... work?

I'm part of the blog tour for Mayhem, with my review going up on my blog 11th July, so I'll post a link here then.