Thanks to Atria Publishing & Netgalley for the ARC!

The premise of this book really intrigued me as I haven't seen a whole lot of fiction novels that delve into the topic of epigenetics. However, this novel fell short for me. For a book that was supposed to be about how trauma connects generations of family members, they all felt very disconnected and their stories, disjointed. I would have liked to know more about how the treatment worked from Dorothy's POV. We got each woman's story in chapter form, sure, but how did that work for Dorothy? When she did her treatment, did she live the lives of these women or view it on the outskirts? Did she just enter a deep sleep and wake up, seeing the hallucinations of the characters in her ancestors' lives and ~feeling~ their feelings? It was just not developed enough for me to enjoy it, and I felt like the plot was too rushed to really flesh it out.

Three stars for trying, and for a relatively entertaining story.