Oh my fucking god. 

Not going to lie, I had to put this one down and do a lap a couple times. 

A gripping, brutal gut-twist of a horror novel that deserves every laurel it will inevitably receive. Baker is staring at the beast head on and calling its bluff in the best possible way here, and I applaud her. 

Each element of this book is well thought out, well paced, and honest. As someone with OCD I can speak to how effectively portrayed Cora’s struggles with that particular monster were. I can only imagine the impact this book would have, perhaps too intense a one for some, on Asian women, particularly those living in the west that experience this kind of hate regularly. The reveal at the end made me say ‘of course, of course that’s who it is.’ And that sad inevitability is a stark reality check. 

I laughed, cried, cringed, and stared in jaw-drop shock. I don’t think I can recommend this one enough.