I really liked the writing style, it was poetic, descriptive, and evocative. The narrators were also doing their best, I especially liked the one reading Altha's chapters. And yet, the book didn't work for me as well as I had hoped. I came here for female rage and got female suffering. I knew it beforehand, of course, but I didn't realize how long it would take to get to the revenge part (two thirds of 11hrs book? that's A LOT). I was also a bit disappointed how simplistic it felt. Women are helpless victims, men are sociopathic villains, sex is disgusting. I know it was the point of the book, but it still felt, I don't know, too on the nose? Not nuanced enough? Thank heavens for Graham, at least. I think I wouldn't judge the book so harshly if there were no supernatural elements in the story. Witches are cool (I'm primarily a fantasy reader after all), but I would prefer if the women didn't have to rely on magic to find their strength (what hope it brings to us, mere mortals?). If they could find help in their community, maybe other women, if you want to write about female rage? But it would be completely different book, I know.