Vita Nostra

I read this as a buddy read with my sister, and I loved this book. It's harsh and confusing. You definitely feel like you're accompanying the protagonist on her journey of thinking through mud and not understanding what's going on. But in a good, interesting way.

HOWEVER. I did not realize until I was about halfway through that this is not a standalone novel, but the first book in a series. The next two books have been published in Russian and are being translated into English, but with no set timeline, and I'm very put out. I am invested now, but I didn't realize I was getting myself into yet another series with no end in sight. I might have waited on this had I known.