I really enjoyed this book! If life wasn’t so busy I would have devoured it faster. It was perfectly atmospheric for a gothic horror, with the beautiful knowledge that all readers learn: stories have power, both good and bad. I loved the way that the forest Mockbeggar was its own character. I always think it’s really powerful when a setting acts as a character and this book was no exception. I equally loved how each character was deeply flawed and the horror aspect played on these flaws (because sometimes the most horrifying is the stories we believe about ourselves). The only reason this book isn’t five stars is because so many problems could have been solved earlier had the characters JUST COMMUNICATED with each other for goodness’ sake.