I feel like I've read all of my 5 star reads in the first half of the year, and now, I'm reading hyped books that just aren't doing it for me.

This is one of those books.

What worked the best for this entire story is the atmosphere of the story. It was dark and a little whimsical and pretty interesting. Shea Ernshaw has beautiful writing that lends itself so well to that vibe. Unfortunately, her characters fell very flat.

They just felt very one dimensional and unsubstantial in this setting. It felt like Penny could've been more. It felt like the sisters should've been more. It felt like the townspeople met needed to be more...and it never happened.

Oh and the plot twist/big reveal...I guessed it so early on that when it happened, I damn near rolled my eyes.

And the ending, ugh, don't get me started on that. I can't share anything because it's spoilery as fuck, but this ending may have been one of the most lackluster endings I've read in a while.