In the idyllic Arcadia Gardens, Sophia finds herself living what appears to be a dream come true. Married to the man who seems to be the very embodiment of perfection, she dwells in a state of blissful contentment, cocooned in the belief that she was created solely for him. Their home, their life together, paints a picture so flawless, it could only exist in fairy tales. Yet, as the days stretch into solitude with her husband away on incessant business trips, a whisper of doubt begins to echo through the halls of their perfect home. But beneath the veneer of perfection, shadows begin to creep into Sophia's paradise. Questions without answers start to surface, unsettling thoughts that tug at the edge of her consciousness. The basement, always locked and off-limits, becomes a silent symbol of her growing unease. Her husband's absences, once a minor inconvenience, now loom large with unspoken secrets. As Sophia's curiosity veers into the forbidden, she finds herself peeling back layers of her meticulously crafted existence, only to discover that the perfection she's lived in may be nothing more than an illusion. Catherynne M. Valente's "Comfort Me With Apples" is a masterful blend of suspense and the surreal, inviting readers into a world where the lines between reality and fantasy blur, and where the quest for truth might unearth more than one wishes to find.