This is my third Harkaway novel, and though the world is less fantastical than others the book is as fantastic as ever. The real world vibe of these novels with just a touch of absurdity is like no other author I've read and I'm just sad I only have two more to go before I have to wait for more. I found it very easy to connect with the protagonist despite having very little in common with them, and all the side characters were exceptionally well done. Pacing was great with very little downtime. Not quite a 5 star review, I probably would have liked a slightly different, and maybe prolonged ending, it's also alot shorter than the other Harkaway novels and that's a bit of a shame. Definitely a good one to start with to get into his work though without committing 15 hours of read time.