This book is weird. The plot is kind of weird, it's set in a cult (apparently a theme in my recent reading life) that is weird, and the writing is a little weird. The book is divided into three sections. The first is narrated by Pony Fontaine, daughter of Billie Jean Fontaine and "The Heavy". The family lives in "the territory" somewhere very far north and totally detached from the rest of society except for occasional supply shipments paid for by the blood of the territory's teens. Yeah. Billie Jean was an outsider who showed up alone and nearly dead to the territory 17 years ago. When she suddenly takes off and disappears, the residents of the territory look for her. Pony reflects on life up to this point.

The second part of the book is narrated by the family dog, who could apparently communicate with Billie Jean. See what I mean by weird? I actually started liking the writing more in this section. I found the writing in Pony's section to be unnecessarily confusing. Somehow it was more clear when narrated by a dog. The third section is narrated by a boy in the territory, Supernatural. Well, I guess he is a bit older than a boy. He's somewhere between the ages of 17 and 19, I think. I can't remember exactly. 

The book eventually reveals why Billie Jean left. It's a slow build up. I quite liked how everything came together in the end, but again, the whole thing was a weird experience. In a kind of good way? I rated this at three stars in the end. I actually really liked how it all came together. But it was still weird.  If you like cults or writing that is a little out of the ordinary, and stories that aren't entirely straightforward out of the gate, I'd recommend giving this a go. It's certainly unique.