Glinda is a bit of a mess but she's a mess we can understand, she's a rape survivor and a recovering addict, she's grieving, she's trying her best but there's a lot of strain in her family relationships and she's being entirely blamed for it in a way that isn't entirely fair. Her only apparent ally appears to be her coworker/friend whom she isn't that nice to even though he is an adorable himbo seeming energy drink guzzling golden retriever energy having sweetie. She's a mess and she's ill equipped to but she has to extricate her mother and her home from the claws of a cult leader and mend relationships with her family.
It all sounds very bleak doesn't it? While there is sadness in this book the general tone isn't sad and it's really a thoroughly enjoyable and often funny read with compelling and if sometimes genuinely infuriating characters.
I found myself relating with Glinda a lot on how her intentions are almost always misinterpreted by her family, I don't know if it's because the author intended her to be read as neurodivergent (it's said that she had at least at some point a prescription for Adderall but ADHD people are more likely to forget to take their than to get addicted to it so I assume that if neurodivergence is implied it's not ADHD) or if it was just a side product of the strain addiction and grief can put on relationships but I liked that.

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this eARC!

I really wanted to like this story but it was just okay. Predictable, slow, and I didn't like the main character. It's a unique and interesting premise for sure, but I don't think it was well executed. It's not the worst it could be and was enjoyable at some parts, but, I just wouldn't pick it up again.

Interesting and well written I just personally couldn’t get into the story. Just a little slow and unbelievable at some points. A girl who has a series of unfortunate events happen to her and we are endlessly made to feel bad for her and what choices she makes while in reality she is a self centered spoiled brat (my opinion). So that definitely made it hard to read. Ending predictable and also way too drawn out. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.