I went into this book not quite knowing what to expect. From the beginning I was taken aback. Full disclosure, I hate overly descriptive books and I thought that's what I had in store. This book sucks you into the world very early on. The pacing of the mystery is slower but you feel like you're in the book. I felt like I could see the patties and see the rooms among other things. As we start to peel back the layers of the character, you get even more invested because even though we know early on the main character is unreliable, we assume one thing and we are never right. I say we but I'm speaking for me. This book is excellent and I was particularly moved by the discussion of shame.