I think this is a book that you're either into, or you aren't. 
 I just didn't have much patience for the prose. I felt no immediacy. I never really got the feeling that every night could be the last for our protagonist, despite her exclaiming as much. And everything feels so slow. I can appreciate nuance, but I guess I wasn't on board here. 
 Part of my feeling a lack of immediacy is that I don't really feel like I know these characters. While wrapped in flowery language, I still feel like I am often being told instead of shown. I appreciate that the novel follows the narrative of a fable or a story. I get it. But I don't know these characters as people. I do not feel invested in them. 
 This just wasn't for me. But it seems to have worked for many.