Twisty, creepy, horrifying at time and sort of whet-am-I-reading other times. This is not an uplifting read but it's one that drives you to unexplored territories of the mind.
You don't know where you are but you cannot stop reading.
I can't say if the characters are likeable or not, I know the are well developed but none of them is reliable and each of them could bad/good according to the POV.
Catriona Ward can write and is a fantastic storytelling. This is a riveting book that kept me enthralled even if I wanted to stop at times.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine