This one surprised me. I enjoyed trying to catch the foreshadowing and guess how it would all connect, and while I came close, I didn't have all the pieces.

I appreciated all the ways family dynamics, relationships, and choices were given room to breathe. To be complex, imperfect, and layered.

For a thriller, it's got an unusually positive tone and theme that I found refreshing. The epilogue chapters are especially touching, and imperfect.

I expected a story filled with horror tropes and unrealistic plot, but it's surprisingly down-to-earth and focused more on the characters, which I appreciated.

That said, there is some language (appropriate when you consider the circumstances, but still). There are also a few scenes that, while very short, are steamy. And of course, being a thriller, there is violence, not overly graphic.