I hesitated upon rating it; I think this is the sort of book that deserves a reread before I can fully grasp what I think. In a way, I thought this book was steering me in a different direction; it sometimes felt like it didn’t quite know where it was going yet (it is, after all, a debut). But it was overall incredibly interesting, and it tied up in the end. I feel like I lost a lot by having expectations. This is a take-it-as-it-goes book, but it’s a really solid piece of speculative fiction, with such strong ambience it would actually keep me up with anxiety some nights. Would very much recommend.