this one was fun! i didn't get particularly attached to two of the three protagonists on my initial reads, but the horrors were horroring real good. it felt like i was really distanced from their point of views at times, but that just might be a writing choice that didn't work for me.

it felt like the pace staggered a lot in the middle, but the atmosphere and the locations themselves felt really well-realized, which is essential for a book that takes place largely in one location. i loved the creepy hole in the wall especially. yesss get in that hole with your faustian bargains slay.

the villains were fun, though only two of them were developed beyond their counterparts but i loved the idea of them being the saints themselves. i didn't particularly care for the magic system but it did its job.

it was just a fun time. i do wish there was a bit more in regards to all three protagonists' relationships to each other (personally i found ser voyne's relationship to both a bit lacking, and i can't pinpoint why). but yeah, good book.