I received this book from NetGalley for free in exchange for an honest review.

I'm honestly not sure what to make of this book. The primary thing I want to say is to read the trigger warnings in the author's notes. I also need to emphasize that there is something that I at least believe to be classified as sexual assault that is not within the trigger warnings, which the reader should be aware of.

Beyond the trigger warnings I don't fully understand this book. While it is a horror one, it made me feel less scared and more sad really, though I am outside the age range recommended for it.

I read this book over the course of 9 days, which is a bit long for me, so that could be why it feels this way, but the pacing felt rushed, especially towards the end as things wrapped up.

The good things though, are that these characters felt real. They react in ways I think a person would actually react if faced with what they're facing, and their actions have lasting consequences, instead of just ending with the book ending. It's not every day you get a story like that, though it does seem to be becoming more common now.

Overall, I'm glad I read this once, and maybe I'd need to read it again to fully understand what happened in it, or maybe it's meant to leave you confused (which also is not my favorite kind of story). It's an interesting edition to trans horror at the very least.