At first I wasn't sure if this book was going to catch my interest like Bury Your Gays did, but I know why. I feel like my Christian high school and the people in it were a lot like Rose and her family/friends, and that annoyed me SO MUCH. It dug and twisted into my high school experience and how much I can't stand the community there. It felt TOO REAL to me as a queer kid who got away from that oppressive space. But the horror elements kept me interested and the gaslighting had me on the edge of my seat to learn more.

The scene that hit me the hardest was when Rose leaves her parents. The way they PAID to have her "soul saved" and memory wiped and it's still her fault she's still gay. When her mother's parting words were "you are so spoiled" my jaw dropped, Chuck Tingle tapped into something my own mom said to me in regards to my sexuality. It was so unexpected, and I want to know more and more about how he came to know so accurately what this experience is like, to be viewed and treated this way.