There’s a lot about this that would have worked for me. I love a story of obsession, and I thought I might get something like the movie The Novice here. I also love a horror/magical realism combo. But the writing style was TOO much. Overwrought, portentous. I wanted something with more bite and less melodrama. I also found myself second guessing how old the narrator starts as because I thought she was 7, but she spoke more like she was 12 or older… but no, she is supposed to be 7. So I was just getting frustrated!