The story telling just drags me in as if I’m sort of hovering over it and often have to remind myself that this world is not my reality. The first book felt like an introduction to the shadow world and bigger magical world that takes place in Brooklyn and I’m here for it! I love that the story is based in real places and even the routes are real( I’ve traveled where they’ve traveled and have vague ideas of where some scenes have taken place) and perhaps that’s what drags me in. I’m intrigued enough to continue the series and see what it becomes despite the low score. My justification: there could have been more explanation and some of the characters were just…there.. no real attachment to them but maybe they’ll be flushed out a bit more as the series continues.