⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

Thank you to NetGalley, Tin House, and W. W. Norton & Company for the eArc in exchange for my honest review.

I really, really wanted to love this book. And parts of it, I honestly thoroughly enjoyed. I appreciated the author’s approach to the subject of spiritual mediums. I was never quite sure if I was believing in Robert and Clarence’s abilities, or siding with Evelyn in her doubts.

Where the story fell short for me was Evelyn’s back story that she continued to bring up but never fully explained. She always seemed a bit frantic when she wasn’t discussing the other character’s style of dress, or what remodeling she would do in the places she visited. There didn’t seem to be much reason to her internal dialogue. She just continued to come across as a woman who was a bit shallow.

Not to create a spoiler, but the book was not wrapped up into a nice package at the end, and I feel like the author may have a sequel planned?!

So, did I like the book enough to read the next one if the author does indeed write one? Yes, I think I will. I am strangely curious as to what becomes of Evelyn and Robert.