It is rare that a book renders me completely speechless but there I was driving to work, chilling, listening to this audiobook and my jaw dropped. No spoilers, just gag.

Trent and his wife and son move into a new-build home in some out there suburb, but like, their house is the ONLY ‘finished’ one. 🤔 🚩 Anyways, apparently Trent is on some type of trauma leave from his law firm because a coworker went ‘postal’—this feels more like a set up for what’s about to happen rather than a major plot point. Shortly after moving in Trent’s testosterone levels just go through the rough and he quickly morphs into the epitome of toxic masculinity. But hold up—there is some strange 💩 going down and things really aren’t what they seem.

I found the juxtaposition between the super dark bouts of male rage and the humor of the pure ridiculousness of it all. POV swaps between Trent and his family, I believe, work really well for this story.

Listen, it’s gross, it’s violent, it’s disturbing, and it sometimes involves children and/or animals. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Overall, I enjoyed this book A LOT and can honestly admit some parts ‘scared’ me.