I actually really enjoyed this book for about 3/4 of the way through. I loved the characters and felt Camille was very relatable, if a bit naive. The world building was GORGEOUS, despite the over abundance of food imagery, and I really felt like I could delve into Orleans.
The only problem was the shift in tone. While there were several parts in the beginning that seemed to hint at a darker undertone, and you had to know this book would get dark based on its premise, the shift just.... slapped me in the face. I went from really enjoying the fairly light, yet sometimes dark book to being completely caught off guard as to HOW dark this book was going and how fast.
I wish I could say I loved this book. But a book is nothing if not the whole of its pieces, and I can’t just say I loved it based on how I felt reading most of the book. The ending fourth of the book was just too rushed and dark for me.
The only problem was the shift in tone. While there were several parts in the beginning that seemed to hint at a darker undertone, and you had to know this book would get dark based on its premise, the shift just.... slapped me in the face. I went from really enjoying the fairly light, yet sometimes dark book to being completely caught off guard as to HOW dark this book was going and how fast.
I wish I could say I loved this book. But a book is nothing if not the whole of its pieces, and I can’t just say I loved it based on how I felt reading most of the book. The ending fourth of the book was just too rushed and dark for me.