I read this book in two or three stints putting it down numerous times for easier to read books, however every so often circling back round to investigate it further.

The writing style is a series of interviews or phone calls with different people. The person who is interviewing or being phoned is... a strange almost unlikable character, who has a bit deus ex about them. This can make it feel like it's going to be a predictable story, I promise you that it is not.

The rest of the host of characters are likeable and well created, they have their flaws, and their development, and I certainly grew to care a lot about them.

This isn't really an action book, it's sort of a book of curiosity. The curiosity about finding out more is what drives you on. For me this is a 4* book because I couldn't do it on one stint, and unlink other books I couldn't do in one stint it didn't quite have the strange majesty that, for example, [b:The Night Circus|9361589|The Night Circus|Erin Morgenstern|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387124618s/9361589.jpg|14245059], or [b:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|14201|Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell|Susanna Clarke|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1357027589s/14201.jpg|3921305] has. Having said that I'll be reading the next one in the series.