My Absolute Darling

I read this in 2 sittings, and it's been a while since I was this eager to run home to dive back into a book (last was probably Ferrante's [b:The Neapolitan Novels 26828169 The Neapolitan Novels Elena Ferrante https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443412457s/26828169.jpg 46858867]). Turtle is 14 and she could be a heroine in a postapocalyptic future, but she lives in the here and now. Emotionally isolated from society she grows up with her survivalist misogynist abusive father, who teaches her how to handle shotguns and the wild nature of the Californian coast. Then a window opens up in the form of a friendship with same-aged teenage boys, and Turtle needs to learn how to detach from her father while trying to make sense of all the horrible things she's learned to endure. Trigger warnings, this is a dark haunting tale, but it's so absorbing and Turtle is magnificent, and all the side characters are memorable, and you'll be on the edge of your seat. Plus the writing is fantastic.