i started reading this on my birthday and finished it the day after which means i DEVOURED it—ATE IT UP and left no crumbs. this was such a good book y'all. i loved that ravi and pip's relationship wasn't explicitly romantic but implicit in the way that we kinda knew they cared abt each other and oh lawd i can't wait to read more about them in the next two books. THE PLOT BTW!?!? THE PLOT WAS SO GOOD!! THE MYSTERY, THE REVEAL—ALMOST CRIED WHEN SAL'S DEATH WAS REVEALED but like fr the last 100 pages of this book are such a rollercoaster. pip is actually quite smart and i love seeing a smart teenage girl in my books. pippa fitz-amobi and stevie bell would be unstoppable. u can't argue w me on that. one of the best mysteries i've ever read (i've only read like 3 or 4 before but still). i love that it was a self-contained book. it worked out well. (also excuse me thinking holly black and holly jackson were the same person no lol). can't wait for the bbc adaptation <333
