A review by znnys
Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

3.0

For some reason this book just didn't click with me until the ending. I think because there were a lot of wandering tangential discussions and not quite a lot of action until the ending? It took me a while to read through it just because it kind of felt like a chore. But I think the ending wrapped everything up really nicely, in a way that was unexpectedly tragic. I wish I had enjoyed this book more but it mostly bored and underwhelmed me until the last two chapters. I'd say this would make for a better film script than a book, but... I guess you could argue that's kind of what The Shape of Water is? Though this is arguably a lot bleaker. The entire situation with Estelle and her children totally caught me off guard.