I found this one to be an interesting take on the vampire trope mixed with indigenous revenge. It was really deep, gross, and enthralling, bringing the anticipation of Three-Person's sins, but then it just petered out... I dunno. There was a point where everything felt like the climax and things were happening only for... it to not actually be the climax and then everything afterwards felt pointless and underwhelming.

Also ending thoughts: Why did she even bother doing all that to the giant prairie dog, Arthur? Why was it her responsibility to torture him; because we know he's not dead, considering Good Stab and Cat Man lived through worse? I know it was symbolic, but also it was nonsensible. The amount of time I spent hoping Etsy would die because she had Arthur's blood... UGH. Not a great subversion, I'll admit.

This book was so many things rolled into one, complex and thought provoking characters, in an epic gothic horror blended with historical fiction. It’s dark, twisted and violent however that is what makes this book exactly WHAT it is.

I struggled to rate this one because the story (for me) was difficult to follow, bouncing between multiple POVs who all tell their story in very different ways, so it didn’t feel greatly cohesive, however it was engrossing and I can absolutely appreciate the amount of research that clearly went in to making this book as accurate as possible.

Many thank yous to the author, publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of this book. I would put money on this being a best-seller when it hits the shelves.