Creepy and had the potential to be a one-sitting read (if adulting didn’t get in the way). The whole concept was right up my alleeeeyyyyy. But as the mystery unraveled, it started feeling less like horror and more like a long chismis thread. It’s all “speculation,” but then what we’re told was apparently like 99.9% correct, especially in that last chapter which kind of ruins the open-ended vibe it was going for. I liked the cultural layers though, especially how it ties into real beliefs about bloodlines and birth defects. We have that sabi-sabi in Pinas, too! It’s disturbing in a quiet, almost believable way. I just wish it trusted…