Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A very quick read. I breezed through this book in less than 2 days.

We follow the 3 generations of Cole women as they're navigating love, grief, and trauma. Personally, I enjoyed reading Mabel's POVs the most, and Rebecca's the least.

Throughout the book, the Cole women and the readers were faced with the question whether it's the curse that drove the women to their deaths, or it's the misogyny and ostracization that led to tragedy. I think the incident that made Mabel jumped came out of nowhere, and I don't understand why she hid the note in the book instead of giving it directly to Rebecca. I also don't like the resolution at the end, or how the mental health was handled.

The sapphic element was another disappointment. I like Mabel and Evelyn's relationship, but I hate how they left their relationship unresolved, and never had their closure. I also noticed that the author kept it vague when it came to Mabel and Evelyn's intimate moments. In contrast, Rebecca and her man's intimate scenes were described in detail.

Overall, this book has potential and it may entice readers who are interested in small town's bigotry, mental health issues, and complex mother-daughter dynamics.

I finished this book very quickly! I loved the Cole women and how each generation brought nuance and complexity to the island. I would have liked it to be longer and fleshed out the characters a little more but I guess that's the problem with having generations squashed into one book? maybe it shouldve been a series!