Many thanks to NetGalley, Tor/Nightfire and Macmillan Audio for gifting me an audio ARC of the latest thriller by T. Kingfisher and amazingly naarrated by Mary Robinette Kowal - 5 sparkling stars!
Sam Montgomery is an archaeoentomologist - she studies insects in archaeological remains. When her latest dig is postponed and she had already sublet her apartment, she came back to North Carolina to live with her mom, Edith, for awhile. Her brother had encouraged this because he told her that Edith seemed off lately. And Sam found things definitely off. Edith had lost weight, all the bright paint colors she loved were replaced with various shades of white. pictures replaced on the walls to when Sam's grandmother lived in the house, and Edith was very, very anxious and scared. Suddenly, Sam's vision of boxed wine and British crime stories with her mom were replaced by hoards of ladybugs and very creepy things.
I absolutely loved this book - it was creepy, sure, but filled with so much humor and heart. The narration was amazing and I personally believe it made the book so much better. I literally was laughing out loud as I listened, even while the creep factor was strong. If you're a T. Kingfisher fan, or even if you haven't read any of her books, you must listen to this one!
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