I'll never not like the way Nghi Vo writes. She has real skill for efficient, yet very lyrical and evocative writing. Having read The Chosen and the Beautiful recently, I have to say I found this one slightly more approachable, although they feel like part of a set with their "light magic realist" settings and I couldn't say why this one got its hooks in me faster. 30's Hollywood is a great setting for such a novel, and it feels like very few aspects of it go unexplored, with the magical aspects used to great effect. I really enjoyed the cast too.