Freakslaw by Jane Fleet

I will read just about anything featuring freaks, freakshows, etc. So if even if this novel's lurid cover didn't draw me in, I'd still be into it.
The book begins with a lengthy disclaimer to appease the "softer" readership of the modern age. The freakshow rolls into a small Scottish town. The townies are all variously repressed and backwards. The freaks are all progressive and liberated. The two mix about as nicely as oil and water, but mix they do. Romantically, sexually, emotionally, etc. For the freaks of Freakslaw are just that irresistible. And it all ends about as happily as you might have expected.
So that's it for the basic plot. The real star of the show here is the writing. It's also some of the downside. First and foremost, Flett's style is striking, synesthetic, dazzling. She can turn a phrase beautifully and has a considerable gift for metaphor.
But it's all a bit too self-aware, which results in a sort of precociousness where you can just imagine the author laboriously crafting each sentence to precisely the right degree of whimsy. Moreover, it ends up overwhelming the novel. Yes, there is such a thing as too many metaphors, similes, etc. It's possible to overwrite something. This is Frett's debut, after all. And it is definitely possible to overwrite something to the point where it overwhelms the plot itself. 
That said, it is certainly a very impressive debut and a very interesting novel from an obviously gifted author. I'm sure it'll find its adoring audience. Thanks Netgalley.