A review by murrderdith
Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

There were some really great moments in this novel and Schaitkin does a good job creating this unsettling town separated from the rest of the world where mothers just sometimes evaporate. I don't think the novel rises to Shirley Jackson levels of claustrophobic world-building...which is why they probably shouldn't have blurbed it like that. It's a lot to live up to.