Trapped in a bathroom during a horrific storm, a family already on the verge of imploding is pushed to their limits. They've been in this bathroom for days, weeks, maybe even a month? Everyone is on edge and their alcoholic father seems to be close to lashing out on the family if he doesn't get a drink. As the family gets closer and closer to desperation, Melissa's guilt only intensifies. When will she tell them? Does it matter? How will they get out? Will they get out?

I really wanted to love this book! I've seen nothing but stellar reviews for this, and I was excited going into it. It was intense especially for the setting to never change and remain confined to one small bathroom. Booth did a great job at assigning characters traits that made the reader feel emotionally charged. I really hated the dad with his terrible takes on everything and lack of love, respect and empathy for his family. Bobby was the most annoying child character in a book, probably ever. If I had to hear butts n farts one more time I think I would have just DNF'ed. The concept of the family secrets spilling as the book progressed kept it interesting and enjoyable. My overall issue with the book is the ambiguity. I think books that have vague elements are hard to execute as there's a fine line to walk between the work being open for reader interpretation intentionally and seeming like it wasn't stated just for the sake of it. I felt the latter with this book. There was no concrete explanation as to what was going on: at all. While we have a VERY good hypothesis/working theory what was up with the machine gun? And the snake? I probably could have overlooked those if not for the ending of the book. It did create an ominous feel and I'm all for keeping things open-ended but this was far too ~unknown~ for my taste. If you're looking for something that is simply unsettling and you don't mind getting little to no closure/explanation, I recommend this.