*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.
Author Esemori met Yuko – Reiji’s mother – as a teenager after he moves to the small town when his father abandoned him and his mother. They became close, implying Esemori and Reiji may have a closer connection than previously believed.
This town is a black hole for joy. Despite basically all the adults being fucking terrible, I still think Ms. Shiba is the worst but Yuko is battling for that spot. All these people are just so broken and twisted that none of them are thinking clearly or logically and are reacting poorly to their deep, DEEP trauma and passing it on to their kids. It’s so depressing. But seriously, fuck Ms. Shiba. 3.5 out of 5.
