Didn’t really care too much about the characters, but the atmosphere of this book? The atmosphere in this book was amazing; there were times where I genuinely had to pause my reading because I was starting to get very uncomfortable. I’ll always enjoy gothic books, where the author takes age old gothic tropes and reuses them to their own benefit. The commentary provided about colonialism, racism, memory and the tireless strive for legacy was devastating yet brilliant. It speaks of trauma that can be passed down between generations and how this trauma may not only be stored in the body, but also stored in the very infrastructure of the family home. Despite the intensity of the themes explored, this was a fun and quick read for me.

Loved the nods at The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman!