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Violence
A lot
Readers flag death, violence, blood, animal cruelty and animal death, plus fire and fire injury; the set pieces are tense and creepy rather than gory
Language
A lot
Cursing is specifically flagged by reader content warnings — the staff and influencer voices are coarse
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual assault and sexual harassment are flagged as content warnings; the book handles them as discussion and aftermath rather than depiction
Substance Use
A lot
Alcohol addiction is depicted, along with drug use among the wedding-party guests
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Bullying, emotional abuse, classism, a suicide, and a toxic friendship group form the actual engine of the plot; reviewers compare the atmosphere to Big Little Lies crossed with folk horror
What this book is about
The Manor's opening weekend brings influencers, an old-money family, and a staff with reasons to hate the place. Foley cuts between guests, workers and a detective as a body is found, folding in Dorset folklore about the Birds and a summer fifteen years earlier that several guests have spent their adult lives trying to bury.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Suicide
Sexual assault discussed
Animal cruelty and animal death
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