Thank you to Henry Holt & Co for sending me a copy of What It's Like in Words!

This is a tough read about a women who's roped into a toxic relationship with a terrible, terrible man. He's never named outright, just referred to as "the writer". Enola is frustrating to read from as she's unable to see the depth of the awfulness this ahole possesses. Moss's biggest strength is in these complex, grey area character moments. Enola isn't a perfect victim, but that's the point. You get to see how her words are twisted and how her emotions are preyed upon.

I don't think the reveals landed for me in the end and this combined with the stream-of-consciousness style not being my thing resulted in the 3/5. I would recommend this if you like explorations of how "typical" abusers operate (ie not necessarily outright violent, but mentally exhausting and emotionally manipulative).