How to describe this book. It was like The Night Circus meets The Sandman meets Lies We Tell Ourselves, which are three of my favorite books/series. 
 The prose is gorgeous. 
 The characters oscillate between relatable and too good to be part of this world. It's not so much that I identify with them, as it is that I wish I knew these people (and after reading the book...I feel like I do). 
 My only gripe was with the ending. In a book full of elegant scenarios and understated prose, the drama created in the climax felt out of place. The character's realizations and interactions were briefly overshadowed by the scenario that brought about their development. This didn't last for long though, and wrapped the story up well. By well I mean, of course, in a way that elicited well-earned tears and the sadness that always comes from finishing a beautiful book.