For about 85% of the book, I was enthralled, super engaged, and unsettled. But then, the repetition started increasing, and I started skimming increasingly, needing to get to the big moment, the climax, where all the cards would be shown…which never actually happened.

While Ingrid started to be more curious and suspicious, the moment I was waiting, the satisfaction never came, and all I was left with was a myriad of questions. While I understand why the author left it that way, I'm frustrated because I read all that for what? I think even a mini epilogue to explain the outside world more and how Benji got there, and how no one raised the alarm about Ingrid's absence, would be beneficial to tie a few things up. Benji is seen doing some weird stuff that I assume, as the reader, is part of the story surrounding the house and its hold on the occupants, but it's never explained, so it ends up being just a strange scene with no weight behind it.

I surprised myself by really enjoying this book, as I didn’t think it'd be for me when I started. But the unsettling atmosphere kept me hooked, and I think the writing captured the setting and the deeply flawed relationships realistically and interestingly. Overall, while I did like the book, not having a solid or semi-solid resolution of the story brings my rating down.