This book feels oddly familiar to me, as though I've read it before (obviously long enough ago that I'm not even sure I have). And it doesn't take too long to figure out what is really going on--what happened to the Blackwood sisters. And no matter how disturbing it gets, thinking about it, the underlying story--of sisters, of love, of home--is really quite touching.

I especially liked Merricat's "On the Moon" imaginings. Though the metaphor behind it is vaguely unsettling.

Also, Jonas the cat. He's a solid character in his own right.