Well GODDAMN. I don't give five stars. This book is a five star read. Writing is bloody brilliant, the foreshadowing and creepy factor are perfect, and the author strikes the right balance between chilling horror and dry/dark humor (literally had me cackling out loud). I ended the book with goosebumps in the best of ways.

Additional themes I appreciated: cycles of inherited and generational trauma (not just human trauma, but that of all species on this planet - I won't say more here but WOW); friendship and chosen family; the harms of parents with substance abuse issues; revenge (although a totally different take on this trope!); poignant and biting social commentary; what can happen when one ignores the cultural traditions of their people (a la La Llorona [the story, not the film] and other horror folktales but brought into the present). 

Can't wait to read more by Graham Jones!