I started off REALLY enjoying this novella. The story was intriguing and the writing is really good. I enjoyed the protagonist's POV and the character development that came out of her. The nature of the narrative just meshed with me and I literally thought to myself at about 20 minutes in, "I am loving this book".

But then the ending came. For some, an open, kind of abstract, ending intrigues them and totally checks all the right boxes. For me, that's not the case. I need nice and solid endings where I feel like I really understand everything that happened. In this situation, I was seriously lost. Did I enjoy the writing right up to the end? You betcha. Would I have continued to read if more of this story was written/explained? Absolutely. I NEEDED that.

This ending left me confused to the point that I did a web search to see what others had said in spoiler style reviews. And that only helped because at least I know I'm not alone in my reaction of "What the heck just happened? I'm so freaking lost. Did I miss something?" Frustrating...but...it didn't detract completely from the fact that I really enjoyed Knutsdottir's writing. Dang it.

Will I read more from her? If it's available in translation I will 100% give it a shot. Just please give me a complete ending. I beg of you.