Bleak and too slow-moving that it dragged me days to finish the read. The premise was centered on a renting house horror in a subtle societal and psychological lens; bit dull on the writing tone, so verbose that it drained me to follow Áine’s perspective and the conflicts surrounding her mental distress; about the house’s imperfections, of her friendship and detachment crisis with her previous housemate; Laura and due to her obsession with the house’s unsettling condition it has caused a tense relationship with Elliott; her boyfriend and the new housemate now.

The captured modern living anxieties and alienation in the premise were compelling enough. It was more introspective rather than being a traditional horror set in an almost isolated setting with nothing too spooky or ghostly except for that eerie neighbour dude which only appeared on few scenes. Interesting insight on the landlord part of how they can be quite exploitative and unhelpful. Second half was a bit twisty with foreseen dynamic to Áine’s character, not a fan to Elliott and both interactions with Cian and Laura can be too messy at times that it did not enthrall me on the whole exploration concerning their conflicts.

Just an average read all and all. Would still recommend it if you’re into a psycho-horror with gloomy or gothic related genre, perhaps you would appreciate the premise more than I do