This was a great read, and I think it could have made a longer novel easily. But it worked well as a novella, too.

This is set in England of the 1600s, but there are monstrous babies being born - like with gills and horns and such. We follow a midwife’s apprentice as she tries to learn how to harness her otherworldly powers.

I liked Sarah’s story, and I loved the idea of a witchy community. The mood of the story and narration just scratched the right itch for me.

My main complaint is that it was too short! I definitely wanted more. And there were moments when it was like, oh wow, we’re already doing this! I think the scale of the story in the end just really warrants a full novel.

I think it’d translate well as a movie at this length, though. I’d love to see that!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.