(Impressive in that there is complete coherence throughout the story, through multiple narrators and techniques). But I wasn’t necessarily expecting it to be so beautifully written, so clever, or so impressively varied in setting and viewpoint. This is a gothic ghost story about a cursed family. So far, so massively my cup of tea. I was expecting to enjoy the subject matter of Rawblood. Read it!” rather than write any sort of sensible review. This is a book that makes me want to jump up and down shouting, “It’s brilliant. I need that claxon again. I haven’t been this excited about a new (to me) writer since Helen Oyeyemi. Where did I get this book: Bought from Salt’s Mill as a present for my beloved Auntie Marian (and yes I admit, bought with the possibility of borrowing it back in mind – the book buying ban has turned me into a horrible, selfish present buyer).
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