CW: gore, gore with a side of gore, vomit, feces, sexual assault, child abuse, body horror

Extreme horror (also known as splatterpunk) is not for everyone, which is totally understandable. Anyway, this is one of the most foul, horrific and gut-churning books I have ever read. Tabby's six year old daughter, Riley, has been missing for eight months when she finds a paper bag on her doorstep. Inside the bag is a cell phone and a picture of her daughter with a decapitated head on her lap. A man calls her on the phone and orders her to do some awful tasks if she wants her daughter to live. There were moments when I didn't think I could finish this book but I needed to find out what happens at the end. One of the twists at the end was pretty predictable, but no less heartbreaking. Having read some of Judith Sonnet's previous works, I knew what to expect in regards to violence and gore, and yet some scenes made my skin crawl. Also, even though the villains are very two-dimensional and at times almost cartoonish in their behavior, this is still a five-star read for me.