I didn’t enjoy reading this book. The vocabulary was difficult, and I found many of the words hard to understand, which left me confused. The atmosphere is definitely there — it has a strong winter vibe and feels like a good book to read during that season. I also liked Émile as a character. Also, I was really confused about the main character’s gender by the end. The writing, especially during the end the parts where it describes Didier doing something to “you”, made it hard to follow.And what was that with the tail??! Is “you” supposed to be Émile? I honestly don’t know. I just finished the book with a lot of unanswered questions. It’s quite long, and overall, I wouldn’t recommend it.

Boring and just one big mess. Plus it just gets even more confusing when you pick the audiobook because sometimes you don’t even get who is talking (to who). I probably hate myself way too much or I would have simply DNFed that book. Sounded very promising and I only started it because Gillian Flynn recommended it. I trusted you, Gillian!