The Starless Sea

2.5 I am so torn over this rating. This was the most exquisitely written novel. Magical, whimsical, picturesque. I adored the stories within stories (especially the ballad of Simon and Eleanor) and enjoyed the quirky characters. But I still can't tell you what actually happened?? Maybe I wasn't concentrating enough (I listened to half of it on audio, and found I was losing the thread - so switched to the printed version). Am I the only one who feels this way? If someone asked me how it ended, I would have to shrug my shoulders and say “haven't the foggiest - but I loved the cherry blossom forest and confetti ocean.”