Ruby, an eighteen-year-old avenging murderess, encounters a threat within the corrupted City Hall that even she may not have what it takes to face. Meanwhile, a secretive, anxious shapeshifting forensic scientist attempts to get the attention of a doctor who may be able to help him get control over his power.

I cannot say that I particularly enjoyed this book simply because I could not get invested in the action. We were never shown why we should care even though occasionally we were told why we should.

Plot-wise, I would say this books was fast paced; there was always something happening and the stakes were being upped continuously, which could be a bad thing or a good thing depending on what you care for more in your books. I generally prefer more character-focused books, so that is why this might not have quite landed for me.

Speaking of the characters. Ruby and Guy were ... decent? I mean, they weren't particularly interesting or especially annoying. Honestly, they were great for carrying the plot, but do not hold up under inspection.

Their romance was quite abrupt but I am willing to be lenient due to their powers and stressful circumstances and such. Apart from that, they were pretty cute together, we just didn't spend much time focused on that.

We were given the exact amount of information we needed for the story to work within the world and nothing more. I did enjoy the look within corrupted Chicago in the 1920s -- the prohibition was discussed and so were the social customs of the time, which was sufficient to establish the time period.

The use of 20s slang didn't really go that well, at times it felt rather clunky and unsubtle, which ended up taking me out of the story at times. However, Ruby and Guy's voices were quite distinct from one another, which was nice to see.

Overall, this book just wasn't for me but I could see it being the perfect read for someone else.