Ratings5
Average rating3.6
This reads just like a studio Ghibli movie - dark yet whimsical with charming yet somewhat caricaturish characters. I really enjoyed it! I can't wait to read the next ones and find out more about Farouque's book and why it's so important to him. Also if Ophelia ever warms up to Thorn and forgives his misdeeds. Although, not gonna lie, I might drop the entire series if it becomes a love triangle story with Archibald 🙃
The world is fantastically atmospheric, the characters all strongly realised, but this whole book felt like the introduction to a story, not a story contained within itself, which i find disappointing.