dʒˈɛf zˈeɪlski ɡˈeɪv ðɪs nˈɑːvəl ɐ mˈɪkst ɹᵻvjˈuː fɔːɹ pˈʌblɪʃɚz wˈiːkli: "dʒˈɛnsən ɪz ˌɔn ʃˈʊɹɹɚ ɡɹˈaʊnd dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ kˈæbælə ænd hˈɑːləkˌɔːst hˈɪstɚɹi ðɐn ʃiː ɪz plˈɑːɾɪŋ sˌuːpɚnˈætʃɚɹəl ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz, wˌɪtʃ ʌnɹˈævəl baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnd.
Jeff Zaleski gave this novel a mixed review for Publishers Weekly: "Jensen is on surer ground describing Kabbalah and Holocaust history than she is plotting supernatural adventures, which unravel by the end.