So this isn't my usual kind of book and I started reading it thinking it was pretty much trash. And everyone kept banging on about incest. And as I got further in, it's quite clear that incest isn't the bloody point. I really enjoyed this. A great gothic novel. It deals with some big stuff - child abuse, maternal violence and neglect. Religion. Revenge. The psychological aspects of long term captivity. Child development. Love, money. Gender. And how all those things interact. I could go on. And yeah it's tawdry in parts and a bit salacious but there is a lot of pearl clutching going on and I've seen worse in game of thrones. Its a great gothic novel with all the tropes you'd expect.