This was such an interesting read.
The format was unique to a lot of other first person stories, with a narrator speaking directly to the audience. It was an easy way to have different backstories / world building filled in, in a way that immersed me into the story instead of removing me.

I really loved the tone of the narrator as well, which I think had a lot to do with my enjoyment. This is a gothic sci-fi horror, but it was laced with humor and wit in a way that balanced and didn't detract from the seriousness and overall creepiness of the plot.

Initially, some of the world building did feel kind of random and a little info dumpy at times. I do understand that while this is a single re-telling there are multiple books and they need some sort of established through line, but there were moments where I wasn't sure what I was being told actually had to do with the plot. 

Overall, it was a very quick, very immersive read, and I'll definitely read more T. Kingfisher.