Aside for when Dez has to deal with her obnoxious family, reading this was pretty fun. Dez moves to her deceased grandmother's home, which is near a swamp. It's not long before she encounters the kikimora and they get close to each other. The interactions between both women was endearing. And like Dez, I also prefer when Mora is in her natural monstrous appearance, rather than when she makes herself look like a human woman. I'm definitely going to read the next book in this series.