Read on a recommendation and it did not disappoint. This book is less mystery and more psychological thriller. The story has a deliberate and consistent pace which could turn readers off if they are looking for cliffhangers and jump scares.

The story spends time unpacking and exploring trauma that a family experienced at the hands of their parents and goes in to dark and abusive areas.

'Are you still at the top?'

I glanced up. She was turned away, picking at baking paper. 'I don't know,' I said. 'Probably.'

'Make sure of it.'

The parents are not good people, the Father more so. I found the little glimmers of redemption in the Mother to be interesting. There were small moments where some humanity was visible but it's not enough to erase a lifetime of neglect and mistreatment.

As for how the book was executed I didn't mind how the timeline jumped erratically but one paragraph to the next was a bit of a challenge. This was more noticeable when I would read for shorter intervals while longer sessions I could get in too a flow and notice the character and environment changing more easily.

In the end it was an entertaining, albeit horrifying, book and glad it crossed my path.