This short horror story is a creepy journey through suburban America with a sweet just-recently-teenage protagonist and his older sister, who changes shortly after he discovers something horrible in the woods. As he continues to investigate what might have happened, he uncovers the rot underlying the normalcy of this town.
The writing style immediately drew me in and Briar Ripley Page has a great talent for writing characters with distinct and interesting voices. The character was childlike but never childish, the horror creepy, but not garish, the family confining, but not comically evil (and yet the big reveal made a lot of sense!). This coming-of-age story explores siblinghood and the loss thereof, queer realization (both of loved ones and yourself) and the horror of change, growing up and conformity.
I also really enjoyed reading the paperback version of this as it is sooo tiny (palm-sized) and I especially enjoyed getting to place it next to my "full sized" books. It's adorable.

TW: murder, gore, past forced therapy and medication, abusive parents, drugs.