Title: This is Where We Talk Things Out

Author: Caitlin Marceau

Link: https://www.amazon.com/This-Where-Talk-Things-Out-ebook/dp/B0BFMH3V39/

Summary

This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau, author of Palimpsest: A Collection of Contemporary Horror, follows the gut-wrenching journey of Miller and her estranged mother, Sylvie, who have always had a tense relationship.

After Miller’s father dies, she agrees to a girls’ vacation away from the city to reconnect with the only family she has left. Although she’s eager to make things work, Miller can’t help but worry that her mother is seeing their countryside retreat as a fun weekend getaway instead of what it really is: a last-ditch effort to repair their relationship.

Unfortunately, that quickly becomes the least of Miller’s problems.

Sylvie’s trapped in the past and if Miller’s not careful, she will be too. A cross between Stephen King’s Misery and Stephanie Wrobel’s Darling Rose Gold, This Is Where We Talk Things Out explores the horror of familial trauma, mother-daughter relationships, and what happens when we don’t let go.

My Review

5/5 Stars (Can I rate it higher?)

Miller has a strained relationship with her mother, to say the least. After her father passed away, her mother has taken to stalking her, desperate to spend time together. Reluctantly, Miller gives in, but she’s not prepared for what her mother’s got in store for her.

This was a gut-wrenching book. Fast paced and straight to the point, the only thing worse than narcissistic abuse, is narcissistic abuse from your mother. The author really hit the nail on the head with the arguments and dialogue. Each page filled me with so much dread, it was unreal. I binged this book in one sitting and had to stare at the wall for a few minutes to process that ending.

I can’t wait to find more pieces by this author.