This book is not my typical read by any stretch, but the book blurb got my attention way back in 2015 when I got myself a copy of this on Netgalley. It took me a few years to get to it, but I'm quite glad I took a chance on this interesting tale.

The narrative voice is very easy to read, even when it swaps between Miriam and Ralph (and the various side characters POVs), there's moments that made me smirk and moments that felt a little toxic and painful to read, but overall I'd say this was an okay read.

My favourite aspects were finding out about the damage in Miriam's past, and the toxicity in Ralph's present. How those two worlds collide and meld together was unexpected, but nicely done. I especially enjoyed the addition of the animals to the mix, particularly Treacle.

My copy of the book was full of formatting issues, but as it was a galley I figured these would have been addressed when it was made available to the public. It didn't detract from the story much, though the occassional addition of the book name mid-sentence like at the top of a new page threw me.

If you enjoy understanding the internal workings of characters then this book would be right up your alley. You're given a rather confusing look inside Miriam and Ralph. It made me wonder if people actually have thoughts like that or if these were overly dramatised versions for the sake of entertainment.

As Rachel is a psychotherapist, like Ralph, I figured some of the neuroses must be real or at least based off real world experiences. A very interesting look at how someone's mind works.

*I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley*