This is definitely the kind of suspenseful book that you’d want to read cozied up by a fireplace, if you only care about vibes. This book definitely creates a strong suspenseful, gothic atmosphere that draws you in. Though I can’t say much for the characters or the ending. Maxim had the most blaring red warning lights I’ve ever seen in a man (

a wife killing, groomer, love bombing, soulless, insecure man that doesn’t even view the heroine as an equal, but as a child. Ew.

). He was a freak through and through. I also couldn’t feel much for the fmc because she had no name, no character growth or any redeeming qualities throughout the novel.

she essentially just becomes an accomplice that mindlessly follows what Max tells her and they both don’t face any legal repercussions for committing and hiding a murder…

. The ending was ambiguous, but that doesn’t really bother me in this instance.