Okie @obamasleftkidney I have finished the book! (I am a slow reader lol) My final verdict in: I loved it!
The story kept me on my toes trying to figure out what was happening, while also laying out the clues rather well (the puppet clue in particular was fun, though I didn’t understand it fully until the end). The way the characters were portrayed, particularly Royce, made it easy to understand their motives and actions (even if I don’t agree with some of them, but morally grey characters will do that to you).
I will admit, getting into it was difficult for me, but at no fault of the writing. It took me a while to adjust to the formatting of the speech, initially thinking all spoken dialogue were thoughts due to them being italicised. It was kind of jarring to me, but once I got the hang of it it was fine.
(Keeping this bit as vague as possible because spoilers lol) My favourite bits of it had to be the reveal of Riley and all the Eden scenes. Mainly the Riley thing though, that part gave me goosebumps. Props to you for the descriptions in that scene, it was incredibly well done.
I will go on record and say I WAS RIGHT (kinda, like half way right). Not really for the right reasons though lol. Reading through the detective’s final summary of the case felt rewarding and also really cool, seeing the pieces I had missed while also seeing some pieces I had put together.
So yeah, I really enjoyed that. I cannot wait to see what else this detective gets up to!
I'm so glad you loved it! So sorry I couldn't get back sooner to this review (med school man). So happy you loved the Riley and Eden scenes (God bless the Eden scenes he's everything).
Thank you so much!!! for the compliments on the writing! Really looking forward to your continued support! You're the besttttt!!!!
I posted more clues by the way on the next detective novel and feel free to post any thoughts, art, theories, or anything related to the series in the community.
(lets make this a mini-fandom tell everyone to join)
(fandom so small it'll literally be an inside joke i sEe POtENtiAL)


















