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Carolyn K. (carrie80304) reviewed on + 20 more book reviews
This story is mesmerizing. The city and the characters draw you in unil you cannot put it down. The second half of the book is really compelling. I was not blown away by the beauty of the writing, or the complexity of the sentences, but the overall effect lingers after the book is finished.