Honestly, I disliked 90% of this book. The only reason I didn’t DNF it was because it was an ARC and I didn’t feel right leaving a review without finishing it. 

I could not stand Jane. I know that’s probably sort of the point but a main character who has an enormous victim-mentality, blames everyone for her problems and her alcoholism, wants everyone to chase her but has no concept about herself fixing things or apologizing, and is an overall judgmental snob, for most of the book is not enjoyable.

The heavy pushing of psychic medium and reincarnation that was threaded thru the book was unexpected and bizarre. I anticipated based on the description it would be a lot of historical threads for the house and cliffs that were the setting but each past character only got a chapter at most and then it was Jane and her alcoholism or all sorts of psychic, speaking with the dead.

In addition, the historical Native American focus could have been really interesting - definitively more interesting than the rest of the book, honestly - but the majority (outside of the last chapter) felt like a browbeating. I completely agree that the treatment of the Native Americans and their land was horrendous and awful. But it felt conveyed with a pretentious superiority rather than creating a sense of empathy and allowing a space for learning thru the people’s stories. 

Overall I just really disliked the book on so many levels. 

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.