I appreciated the idea, but found this one a little hard to read in execution. The Lovecraftian stuff was weird but fun - but also confusing! It took a while to get into, and took even longer for me to start liking the book (around when Bronca and Padmini were introduced). It just felt messy for a long time.

I also found it hard to connect to some of the characters - though I appreciated the diversity in the different characters. Just sometimes it bordered on stereotype... I loved Bronca and Padmini and Manny and Brooklyn in theory, but they didn't always feel fleshed out. But Aislyn, who I kind of couldn't stand, weirdly felt the most fleshed out and the most sympathetic.

Parts of this book might be incomprehensible if you’re not familiar with New York (or don’t have a map open at least). Overall though, I liked the book, and I'm glad I picked it up.

I'll note I listened to this one on audiobook. That was fun but also a bit jarring - there was a lot of echoing and other special effects. But the effects weren’t used all the time, so it surprised me every time it happened and kind of took me out of the book. Still overall a fun experience to listen to.