I didn't really get this story, it felt like a lot of horror elements were used, that didn't necessarily correlate with each other. The strongest parts of the story were Jade's struggles to connect with her family and family history, but the weird focus on eating bugs overshadowed it.

One thing this book was really successful at was grossing me the hell out. I have a decently strong stomach for both bugs, raw meat and eating weird stuff but when you get really into eating raw parasitic meat it might just be a little bit too far. I also felt there was a strange delight the story had in making a vegan eat various types of meat.

I couldn't even hold out hope for the sapphic romance either, because as Jade grew more twisted and volatile, I couldn't enjoy it and I ended up wanting Florence to just get the hell out of there and never come back. I did think the story wrapped up well and showed us a realistic portrayal of Jade's future.