Words cannot describe how good this book was. I actually got physically nauseous from some of the things that occurred! The writing!! Again, Andrew Joseph White just writes in such a way that it makes you feel as though you are being torn apart, reducing you to nothing with how seen you feel. All of the characters were so viscerally real that just couldn't not feel anything, you know? The historical aspects, combined with the fantastical created a world that was fantastical and so close to the reality of the past to make you uncomfortable. I couldn't put it down. I hope I'm making sense. It's incredibly important to me that you read this book.