"A touch of magical realism, a whiff of the dark. Great emotional intensity is wrought in only a few pages. Domestic skirmishes, open ended mysteries and always—in the midst of life—the delicate scent of corruption. Villegas's fresh voice promises a great future in speculative literature."
– Ellen Datlow "Fans of creepy, nongory horror will appreciate this collection."
– Publishers Weekly "Slippery, evocative, tasty. Elegantly and eloquently unsettling."
– Ursula Pflug, author of After the Fires and Green Music "(T)hese stories are very finely thought through; their language is precise. And, on the whole, the emotional effects are successful. It's a strong debut collection, marking a writer worth watching."
– Matthew Surridge on Rover