This book seriously creeped me out an there were moments that downright grossed me out (IYKYK), but I couldn’t get enough of the eerie, gothic atmosphere. It offers a unique and unsettling exploration of mental illness and the treatment of women during a time when simply being “difficult” could get you labeled as insane by the men.

As twin sisters Sarah and Lucy strive to hang on to their codependent relationship and equally struggle with mental illness, they also find themselves entangled with a sinister force that begins to consume Sarah, and soon sets its sights on Lucy. There’s a subtle vampire undertone that seemed to reel me into the story wondering what was actually happening. And the aspect that these sisters are willing to go to great lengths in order to protect one another was dark.

That said, there were definitely moments that had me thinking, what the actual hell is happening? The plot started to drift in unexpected directions, which made parts of the story feel a bit disjointed. Still, it’s an atmospheric and unsettling read for fans of dark gothic fiction.

*Thank you to Johanna van Veen, Tantor Audio and Netgalley for the ALC copy. I am freely leaving my honest review.