As always, Moreno-Garcia creates an intoxicating and rich setting for her characters to move about in. This wasn't at the same level as Mexican Gothic or Gods of Jade and Shadow, but I still really enjoyed it. I think the characters didn't feel as fleshed out and real and that may be why I struggled to connect as well with it. However, it really made me want to learn more about the period of Mexican history it was set in, so I appreciated the brief discussion of this time period in the afterword.