If this isn't hell, the devil is surely taking notes.

My impressions after reading this book are pretty mixed. On one hand, I greatly enjoyed the intricacy, inventiveness, and complexity of the plot. There are so many twists and layers here!  On the other hand, it left me completely detached emotionally. The characters felt more like puzzle pieces than people. Then again, this is something I often struggle with when I read plot-focused books, especially mysteries and thrillers.
I would have still given it 5 stars for the plotting along (seriously, how did the author even keep track of this all? wow!), but alas, I'm rounding down. The reason is, quite frankly, blatant fatphobia. It was just... through the roof, and it constantly took me out of the otherwise compelling story to rage and fume.