Interesting concept, clunky execution.

The characters are hollow and unlikable, the main character spends the entire book just confused and in this weird dream-like state that is just irksome to get through. The romance comes out of nowhere and gets no proper development - they have basically no reason to love each other so much, so quickly, yet they do - with maddening devotion. It feels forced and awkward, like most relationships the main character has.

The only things I liked were the setting - creepy house in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by woods is always a great setting, though I wish the house itself had been explored more, and Eli. I love a creepy guncle, and he was the only character allowed depth. Hooray.

Helen is not likeable or interesting, so when the twist was revelead I was suddenly rooting for the villains to just get it done with. 

Sure, they're monsters, but... so is she! It's weird to try and claim that she is just a pure innocent being, like the book so desperately tries to. The lack of nuance is staggering.