Finally, the first influencer yacht book I’ve actually liked. I appreciate that we jump right into the story. There wasn’t a boring buildup. It did get a little repetitive at times, but what broke that repetitiveness up and kept the story going were these very vivid, creepy, haunting moments our main character was experiencing. The only thing I could compare it to is, like, the movie IT when we experience those scary moments when the kids are by themselves and they have their own scary thing happen to them. It was very much like that, which kept me intrigued about what was happening, and I love how vividly it was written; it was so easy to imagine. Definitely a spooky twist; the story is pretty predictable. There isn’t really much of a plot twist, even though it was predictable. It still was an enjoyable read, and I enjoyed the ending. I do like the moments of dark humor and satire; definitely the craziest part of this book is the characters themselves and how contradictory they are. It's just honestly a bit of a mind bending situation, but I did enjoy it

Kinda bummed out about this one. There are aspects I really like and things I didn’t, and put together, it just kind of made it a drag. The writing felt disjointed. Our character is unhinged and a little chaotic, so it’s expected with her POV, but it made the story jump around too much for it to be intriguing.

I think this story is more weird girl lit fic with a side of feminine rage. To me, the feminine rage and the synopsis of the book gave me the impression that Yrsa was going to go on a killing/revenge for the girls type of killing spree, and it wasn’t quite that.

The topics brought up about racism were great. We see how Yrsa navigates being a Black woman in academia, in relationships, in casual hookups, and just being a Black woman, period. I love how much disdain and hate she has for men because same, which made me like her a lot. But, in the same sense, she was a little morally gray. The way her inner monologue was about her girlfriends was kind of dismissive and judgmental of them, which I didn’t love.

Overall, I think the pacing and the lack of action in the book left me wanting more. The tags saying this is a thriller/horror are very much incorrect in my opinion, but dark humor literary fiction is more correct.