Oh my gosh, where to even start? I think I loved this book. 

To begin, we follow Carolyn and a few others, as they learn under "Father". He is teaching them each one of his 12 "catalogs" (war, animals, languages, etc.), and they may not study anything outside of their own. 

For lack of better words, Father is their god. Now then, would would happen if god disappeared?

This story kind of has the vibe of an adult version of the scenes in Stranger Things, with Eleven and the other kids, and Papa.

This book is incredibly written. It's horrifying, darkly funny, and absolutely heartbreaking. 

I think this story is about how no matter how much time you take to heal, trauma changes you, in ways that cannot be undone. 

"She knew every word that had ever been spoken, but she could think of nothing to say that might ease his grief."

"Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."