I liked the atmosphere of this book, with an unnerving sense of whether or not there was something more supernatural going on or not, and the way it played on ideas of what is a family. I felt like there could've been more about the church that Julia and Pippa's mother was part of, and they grew up as part of, as it felt like you never quite knew enough about it. However, the ambiguity of the book was also a strength, including the morality of many of the adults in the book, who are flawed and tied up in their own ideas, and the ending has an eerie chill, bringing together the ideas of doubleness found throughout.
If you like slow burn literary horror that focuses on grief and family, Black Mamba does that well, though it's not a book that is actually scary, but more lightly menacing. Some of the subplot twists are quite predictable, but the ending does leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth.
If you like slow burn literary horror that focuses on grief and family, Black Mamba does that well, though it's not a book that is actually scary, but more lightly menacing. Some of the subplot twists are quite predictable, but the ending does leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth.