good pacing of the story. there was constantly something happening but it didn’t feel too outlandish or gimmicky. i was surprised by how quickly the story picked up speed and never really let off the brakes again. this book is like the experience when you begin a rollercoaster and it’s slow increasing up up up and then you’re having fun because you’re anticipating the impending stomach drops and tunnels of screams but it’s an internal feeling and then suddenly you start going down down down and you just can’t stop. that’s what this book felt like.

the characters annoyed me but in a good way (occasionally found kit to be insufferable but also i couldn’t stop thinking about her).

bravo for richter’s description of opal.

i was genuinely surprised at how much i enjoyed this book.

thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

(4.75/5 stars)