*sigh* this is one of those where I absolutely love the concept, and there are parts I really enjoyed! (Mostly just Part 1), but ultimately suffers from a few of my massive pet peeves.

1. Holy hell is it heavy handed. I can't stand when an author has a character just yell a point at you instead of trusting their storytelling to show it. I'm not stupid. It gets incredibly preachy in a way that's mind numbing.

2. As is often the case with horror, the author went on too long, revealed too much, and it lost its momentum. The first act really did intrigue me, enough I was willing to ignore the above. Parts even sickened me a little, which is high praise. But then it just becomes ridiculous.

3. The character I was excited about the most from the blurb turned out to be the most insufferable person ever. I want to punch Savannah in the face! The whole time but especially when she takes on a cheesy and annoying 'quirky millennial villain' role.

A professional BDSM switch who somehow decides that sex trafficking isn't as prevalent of a problem until someone lectures her for it, and she has the audacity to get mad bc that person calls her sheltered? I understand that you have pretty serious father trauma, Savannah, but intersectionality exists! You DO have a sheltered opinion when it comes to human trafficking. Also what sex worker talks like that? Be fr!

And THEN she kills that same person, her neighbor, and the following scene made me want to die. The neighbor comes to her as a ghost while Savannah desecrates her corpse and they talk. The neighbor basically takes on the role of 'wise and almost mystical black person who guides the moral compass of the white protagonist.' like what in the Stephen King trope???

Also, having a black character scold a white character for being a privileged asshole does not give you a pass on this. And Savannah is basically like, you're right, I'm a bad person, but I'm still gonna keep doing this.

GIRL!!!! I might be a trans masc but these hands are rated E for everyone!!!