My 5-star drought has finally ended! Holy shit this was amazing. Why aren't more people talking about this? When I say I like weird books, this is exactly what I mean because I don't even know how to summarize what I just read. The writing was gorgeous. The plot was unhinged. (Admittedly it started to lose me a bit at the end but by then I was all in.) There was a reluctant mother, a majorly oppositionally defiant and relatable MC, a dysfunctional dash of romance, an escape from a cult, GHOSTS, unsettling body horror, intense societal commentary, and sweet child characters that I DIDN'T want to dropkick. Honestly, what more could I want? Please read this.