"When mom called to tell me the news, I was surprised at first that Raymond Quinlan was capable of something so human as dying."

Some phrases that might describe this book: "WTF", "OMG", and "STFU"... I think you get the picture.

I am at a total loss for words here folks, and I mean that in a positive manner. You're tipped off from the very beginning in knowing that something strange is going on with this dysfunctional family, but the reader is dropped right into the middle of the story without much to go on, which is just as it should be. I picture fans of Blake Crouch really taking to The Homecoming.

"How do parents do it? How do they stay ahead of their kids, cut them off at the pass, shield them from whatever they need shielding from? Either I'm too inexperienced at it to know, or all parents fail the same way I'm failing now."

Go in blind folks. In fact, I'm so strongly urging you to do this that I'm going to stop right here and let you read the book for yourself. If you're looking for a psychological thriller that is anything other than cliche, stale, or conventional, here it is friends. I'm going to end with a couple more quotes that I found insightful and one word: enjoy.

"One squeeze means I'm here. Two squeezes means I love you. Three squeezes means it's just me and you."

"I've been brought up to manage hurt by retreating, and to manage others' hurt by standing back from it."

*I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley.