A longun, but a goodun. If big books and detail-oriented books don't bother you then you are in for a treat. Bray provides another dimension to her writing style (does she want to tackle all literary genres?) with a 1920s x-men-esque, paranormal murder mystery.

I loved Evie. She was incredibly witty, daring, confident, and full of personality. I haven't read many female-driven books where the main character loves fashion and parties but isn't frivolous, grating, or weak. Her character felt real and I loved her for it.

And the 1920s lingo was so jake! I love the research that Bray puts into her novels and it shows with exemplary skill.

Even though this book elaborated in great detail on setting and characterization, there were important plot points bowled over in one sentence. One murder felt dull in comparison to the others, that being Daisy's murder where the focus was on Theta escaping--oh and then daisy dies.

There were a few questions that I had. Why did they have to wait until the comet was overhead to banish the monster? I think they said that they needed to play along with his rules but that seemed like a really illogical way to explain a major plot point. But, this was the only flaw in logic that I found. Also, why does what's-his-face have to be part man, part machine? There was nothing else in this book about advanced technology and it felt incredibly out of place.