How does Shenanigan’s perspective impact the novel’s characterization and suspense? What advantages does telling this particular story in third-person narration offer?

Aunt Schadenfreude and Fauna are two starkly different characters who both serve as the head of the Swift family. Compare and contrast the two characters’ personality traits and leadership styles. How does Fauna’s appointment as the Swifts’ new matriarch impact the novel’s resolution, themes, and overall meaning?

What is the significance of the lake as a setting?