I am torn about this right now. It was brilliant in parts. LOVE the atmosphere, the world building, the imagery, the characters... pretty much everything but the plot... and maybe also the pacing. Many chapter breaks that ended abruptly, and then the next chapter begins in a completely different place, after some time (and presumably events) passing. Yet the scope of the book is a day or two at most! So much happens! Yet, we don't get all that clear a picture of it all. The world is incredibly dense, but still not fully-formed, in my imagination. There is much left to mystery.

And the worst part. The almost inexcusable part... is that it does not end. Not even one little bit. There is no conclusion. Not even the hint of one. Maybe 10 or 15 pages from the end, I thought, geez there's a lot to wrap up. I only wondered which mysteries would be revealed, not whether there would be any at all! And yet... I didn't buy this until the sequel was released. So I have that to read now. I'll start it with trepidation. I'm already stealing myself for more of the same.