Thanks netgalley and the publisher for giving me an e copy.

The premise of this book is very intriguing which was why I requested it. It sounded like a magical realism meets thriller book, which I thought was very unique. However, unfortunately the split POV in chapters was a break for me.

Please keep in mind, I’m a big believer in DNF’ing a book if it doesn’t grab you within the first 50 pages. And for me, that was the case here.

I was left wanting more. More connectivity to the characters, rather than head hopping in chapters. Specifically, chapter two, it’s this big moment for Lorelei and yet, unfortunately, I wasn’t convinced enough to care about her at all. And then we switch POV’s again to a guy named Isaac. Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me at 20%. Which is unfortunate. I think with a bit more development, this story had a lot of potential!

Pro:

- impactful moments for the character are believable

Con:

- split pov within chapters
- hard to connect to characters

DRC provided by Atmosphere Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I did not notice this book was the second in a series...

Okay, so this one is my bad. I did not see when requesting this title that it was the second in a series. The cover and brief description sounded interesting, but I must have not seen the sequel part! I don't really have any interest in getting a hold of the first book in order to read this one before it is archived in just about a month and a half.