The MC is extremely annoying (as are most of Kingfisher’s characters are unfortunately). Maybe it’s her writing style, but I just find it overly familiar while also being not at all relatable in how people actually talk?

I also read The Hollow Places first which now feels extremely similar in set up, MC, and style as this one - so much so that I almost immediately DNF’ed. However I’m glad I didn’t bc I found this story to be a bit more unsettling since it’s ?? Slightly more real in mind since it’s very ~Appalachian folk horror~.

Like all of the books I’ve read by this author, the ending fell a bit flat and tapered off, but overall I enjoyed the horror elements in this. There were  some genuinely creepy parts that left me feeling unsettled. I’m coming to realize that I’m not a fan of this authors writing style but the plots themselves tend to be interesting.