This story has really vivid and mesmerizing writing. It was what kept me going even when this book was so incredibly boring in the beginning. The way that the story was presented kept me under the impression that something was finally about to happen.

Unfortunately that "something" didn't happen until over halfway through the book. And what is even worse is that there isn't really a clear motive behind anything that is going on. Everything is left to the interpretation of the reader, which can be a lot of fun BUT this story is just so full of manipulation and confusion that the end left me feeling like I was missing something rather than feeling like I figured it out.

Here's what I think the point of this story was:

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This book frequently refers to the idea that every story has a hero and a villain, and I think the idea here was to show that people are more complex than that. People can be both heroes and villains depending on context/motives/etc. In this story we have both Wink and Poppy who are being manipulative for their own personal gain -
we see hero and villain sides to both of them. And despite the hero image being pushed on Midnight, we also see a villainous side of him.

This story just wasn't for me. The only reason I didn't DNF this was because I read a review that said it picks up around page 150 and I was pretty close to that point. It did pick up quite a bit but I don't think I would have been missing much if I decided not to finish the book.