Hannah
I was riveted by this entire reading journey, and the ending sent me on a spiral reviewing every prior interaction hinting at the twist. This was so very good. The imagery was horrifying and the writing was beautiful. The ambiguity of the ending really stuck with me - we don't know if either Dover or Thomas were real. We don't know if they were fighting monsters or Andrew was on a crazed murder spree. We don't know if Andrew saved Thomas or murdered him in a horrible way.
Andrew though about slipping his fingers into Thomas's cut. Taking hold of his rib and breaking it. Pulling the soft crumbling bone from his chest and sewing it into his own. They'd be forever together, rib against rib, fused into gore and bone and adoration.
I was riveted by this entire reading journey, and the ending sent me on a spiral reviewing every prior interaction hinting at the twist. This was so very good. The imagery was horrifying and the writing was beautiful. The ambiguity of the ending really stuck with me - we don't know if either Dover or Thomas were real. We don't know if they were fighting monsters or Andrew was on a crazed murder spree. We don't know if Andrew saved Thomas or murdered him in a horrible way.
Andrew though about slipping his fingers into Thomas's cut. Taking hold of his rib and breaking it. Pulling the soft crumbling bone from his chest and sewing it into his own. They'd be forever together, rib against rib, fused into gore and bone and adoration.